William and Richard Howe are well remembered for their role in the American Revolution. But their older brother George Howe might have...
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
Inventing the bra was possibly the least interesting thing Polly Peabody did in her life. Born Mary Phelps Jacob, she was called...
Generations of New Englanders remember fondly the glorious downtown department stores at Christmas. Those great retail palaces brought magic to the holidays...
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Annie Jenness Miller came down from the mountains of New Hampshire with a message for the women of America: “Take off your...