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10.7K9Shaker Village Household Tips: Special for members – Not a member? Join Today! It’s Free.
A Shaker Village ran on cooperation, order and efficiency. The Shakers devoted their lives to God, but that doesn’t mean they ignored...
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4.7K2Eight Historic New England Maple Syrup Recipes
There is no shortage of historic New England maple syrup recipes. Maple syrup has been around as long as New England. The...
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4.6K6The Colt Revolver Misfired Before it Became Legend
Samuel Colt applied for his first patent for the Colt revolver on this day in 1836, and by the end of 1837...
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9.0K1The Texas-Size Story of William Marsh Rice
On September 23, 1900, William Marsh Rice lay down to sleep, and he would never wake up again. His stomach was upset...
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3.5K12 Historic New England Rambles to Beat the Winter’s What-to-Do Blues
Those living room walls can seem to close in once the days start getting longer but the thermometer refuses to budge upwards....
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4.6K8Nap Lajoie: Rhode Island’s Baseball Batting Title King
One of the best parts of the baseball season is upon us as spring training gets under way. Pondering World Series prospects,...
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11.2K3The Army of Two: The Mass. Girls Who Turned Back the British Navy
The War of 1812 lasted nearly three years. It was fought in four different theatres: the ocean’s shipping lanes, along the American...
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15.4K12Cracking the History of the Uncommon Common Cracker
Every so often when you’re looking through a book of old New England recipes, you’ll find one that calls for the common...
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11.1K8Queen Lill Made Vermont Famous – for Booze and Broads
Today, Vermont tourists are the skiers, leaf peepers, summer visitors and outdoorsmen who come north for the state’s picture-postcard natural beauty and...
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