All posts tagged "fashion"
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68.2K18Crime and ScandalThe Puritan Dress Code and the Outrage of Slashed Sleeves
As the Puritans set about eking out their survival in Massachusetts in the early 1600s, they naturally had to conquer some major...
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7.7K1Connecticut300 Years of New England Christmas
The New England Christmas started out as an ordinary work day for Puritans who frowned on the papist revelry of their Anglican...
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11.3K12MassachusettsThomas Faunce: The Man Who Saved Plymouth Rock
In 1741, Thomas Faunce of Plymouth, Mass., had grave concerns about the town’s plans to construct a new wharf. It would, he...
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7.3K7Arts and LeisureMadame Knight Observes the Manners and Customs of Connecticut Colony, 1704
Sarah Kemble Knight, known as Madame Knight, made a long and hard journey from Boston to New Haven in 1704. Along the...
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16.8K8Flashback PhotosJack and Jackie Kennedy Get Married in Newport, RI
It had all the appearance of a happy family event, but the wedding of Jack and Jackie Kennedy was fraught with tension....
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6.5K8MassachusettsRose Kennedy, An Old-Fashioned Girl (Sort Of)
Rose Kennedy didn’t drink and she didn’t smoke. She told people who offered her a drink or a cigarette, “Well, I am just...
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