All posts tagged "ceremonies"
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31.3K33MassachusettsJohn Quincy Adams Takes the Oath of Office – Wearing Pants
John Quincy Adams was inaugurated March 4, 1825 as America’s sixth president. He was principled, intelligent and eloquent, though his principles occasionally...
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32.4K17Arts and LeisureBefore Groundhog Day, It Was Candlemas
Candlemas was always about two thing before it was about the groundhog: candles and the weather. For many Catholics, Candlemas was also...
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34.9K7Religion and Social MovementsSeven Strange Facts About Colonial Funerals
New England’s early colonists paid a great deal of attention to death and funerals. Many people attended colonial funerals, and would think...
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10.1K4Arts and LeisureRemembering Martin Bergen, From Beaneaters Star to Murder-Suicide
In the summer of 1934, three very different lives converged in North Brookfield, Mass.: song-and-dance man George M. Cohan; Philadelphia Athletics manager...
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27.8K7ConnecticutImages of New England Observing Memorial Day in WWII
New England observed Memorial Day during World War II with special solemnity. For many, the memory of fallen heroes was fresh, raw...
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36.8K45frontWe Won’t Go Until We Get Some: New England Colonial Christmas Traditions
Just how rowdy was a New England colonial Christmas? It depended on who was celebrating. But it bore little resemblance to Christmas...
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