All posts tagged "entertainment"
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16.3K1Arts and LeisureFive Historic Thanksgiving Foods . . . That You Won’t Be Eating
The best food historians can say is that turkey was probably served on Thanksgiving tables since the beginning. Since then, it’s been...
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22.9K1MassachusettsThe Halloween Ephemera Factory: An Empire Built on Orange Crepe Paper
The giant Halloween ephemera factory in Framingham, Mass., for many years churned out crepe paper and cut-outs that collectors go crazy for...
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35.1K1MassachusettsSamuel Adams – The Last Puritan Fights the American Revolution Twice
Samuel Adams, the troublemaking firebrand who stirred the common rabble into supporting the American Revolution, became known as the last Puritan late...
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8.5K3Arts and LeisureScollay Square and Tales From The Crawford House
More than fifty years after their demise, Scollay Square and the Crawford House have taken on a mystique all their own. As...
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6.5K5New HampshireIrving Greenwood, Shaker Brother, Buys a Cadillac
On Aug. 6, 1920, Shaker Brother Irving Greenwood brought a new Cadillac home to Canterbury Shaker Village. It was a beauty, he...
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9.5K4Arts and LeisureThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of The Historic Opera House
Opera houses didn’t become a feature of American cities and towns until after the Civil War, though they existed before the American...
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