1960s Archives - New England Historical Society

Rhode Island’s Little Annapolis: The PT Boat Training Center at Melville

During World War II, Rhode Island residents could hear the roar of PT boat engines from Narragansett Bay all day and see...

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Connecticut

How the Wild Turkey Vanished, Then Returned, to New England

For many years the only place you could find something called Wild Turkey in New England was on a liquor store shelf....

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Connecticut

The West Indies Send Sugar, Slaves and Red Sox Stars to New England

For four centuries, the West Indies have made an outsized impact on New England. In 2018, West Indian stars and a West...

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Arts and Leisure

The Rolling Thunder Revue Visits Jack Kerouac’s Gravesite

Bob Dylan returned to some of his most important roots in 1975 when he came to Massachusetts, particularly Cambridge and Lowell, with...

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Arts and Leisure

Six Art Deco Gems

You don't have to go to Miami or Hollywood for an Art Deco experience. New England has plenty of Art Deco office...

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Arts and Leisure

The Melon Heads of Connecticut

Every New England town can claim a ghost and many have a witch in their past, but the melon heads belong to...

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Business and Labor

Six Historic Barns

Thousands of the historic barns of New England have survived severe weather, westward migration, suburban sprawl and competition from corporate agribusiness. Often...

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Connecticut

Six Amazing Indian Women From New England

Indian women faced double discrimination since the first European colonists arrived in the Americas. Many fought back against the prejudice that destroyed...