Business and Labor
-
7.6K1Michael Donlon Dies A Heroes Death – Far From Home
It was a lucky day for Malvina Gauthier and her daughter Delcina when Michael Donlon decided to leave behind his native Ireland...
-
18.8K22The Amoskeag Mill Disaster of 1891
At about 9:30 in the morning on October 15, 1891, Marcellus Gould, a superintendent at the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester, N.H., went...
-
11.7K4Pasta la Vista – F.P. Ventrone Sparks the Providence Macaroni Riots
The summer of 1914 was a flash-point for the Italian immigrant families living in Providence, R.I. Squeezed on one side by an...
-
6.5K2Harrison Gray Otis Fleeces John Singleton Copley (He Thinks)
Harrison Gray Otis was an up-and-coming real estate developer when he spotted a potential gold mine: the grassy pastures of Beacon Hill....
-
12.3K5When Sardines Were Bigger Than Lobsters, Maine Women Had Good Jobs
In the Downeast town of Stonington, Maine, the women used to listen for the factory whistle, which blew when a boat came...
-
32.4K2The Ghost Locomotives of the Great Maine Wilderness
Deep in the heart of Maine’s Allagash region sit two ghost locomotives silently rusting in the wilderness. Only a few intrepid canoes,...
-
26.6K13Six Revere Bells
What better way to ring in the New Year than with Revere bells – especially since Paul Revere was born on Jan....
-
31.5K18Six Historic Downtown Department Stores
Downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience, offering elegance and practicality. People dressed up when they went to visit...
-
13.9K4Louis Prang Invents the American Christmas Card in Boston
Boston became the birthplace of the American Christmas card when Louis Prang, a failed German revolutionary arrived on its shores. Louis Prang was...
-
22.5K14The Mad Hatters of Danbury, Conn.
The 19th-century hat factories of Danbury, Conn., made physical wrecks of thousands of workers. They turned them into mad hatters with symptoms...
To Top
