All posts tagged "celebration"
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56.0K8Arts and LeisureItalian Thanksgiving, or How One Ethnic Group Resisted Americanization
The Italian Thanksgiving in New England was and still is a piece de resistance – a masterpiece of Italian and American cooking....
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7.8KBusiness and LaborSix New England Places To Learn About Irish History
Outside of Ireland, New England may be one of the best places to explore Irish history. After all, many people of Irish...
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4.7K1MassachusettsLouis Brandeis Celebrates Hanukkah in 1915
Louis Brandeis during Hanukkah in 1915 delivered a message to the Zionists of America that described the holiday as a celebration of...
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28.0KConnecticutRevolutionary War Veterans Reminisce (And Get Their Pictures Taken)
During the Civil War, a Connecticut minister named E. B. Hillard went on a quest to collect the reminiscences of the Revolutionary...
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14.1K1New England PlacesA Haunted Murder Scene in Each New England State
New England has no shortage of haunted murder scenes, where the ghosts of murder victims move furniture in old taverns or float...
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13.7K4New England PlacesSix Places That Raised a Liberty Pole
Beginning in 1766, the liberty pole symbolized dissent from Great Britain, but over the years it took on different meanings for the...
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