All posts tagged "folklore"
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16.1K10MassachusettsBlack Cats, Lucky Bones and Superstitious New Englanders
New England Puritans were a superstitious lot who believed luck ruled their lives. They took measures to ward of bad luck, attract...
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8.8K2MassachusettsThe Legend of Dungeon Rock and the Pirate Treasure It Holds
Like many New England folk tales, dates and specifics are sketchy. But the story of Dungeon Rock begins before the 1638 earthquake...
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2.8K1Science and NatureA Dirty Shoelace For Sore Throats, And Other Home Remedies
Doctors were scarce in early New England, and the colonists had to make do with home remedies. Some home remedies they learned...
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3.7K8Business and LaborFanny Hardy Eckstorm Does Justice to Thoreau’s Maine Guide
Fanny Hardy Eckstorm in 1904 published a story about the tragic death of Henry David Thoreau’s Maine guide, a Wabanaki Indian who...
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6.3K2MassachusettsWhat They Said About Easter in New England
Easter Sunday traditions in New England have long included dying eggs, wearing new clothes, baking hot cross buns and attending sunrise services....
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13.0K15MassachusettsThe Great New England Sea Serpents
When a New England sea serpent was beached off the coast of Scituate, Mass., in 1970, it marked the continuation of a...
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4.1K15MassachusettsWhat They Say in New England About the Weather
The days may be getting longer but spring weather — warm spring weather — is still a long way off in New...
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33.4K24Crime and ScandalBlack Sam Bellamy, the Pirate Who Fought Smart, Harmed Few, Scored Big
Black Sam Bellamy became the wealthiest pirate in history not because of greed but because of anger – anger at the English...
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8.8K6Arts and LeisureNew England Christmas Sayings and Superstitions
To celebrate Christmas, we bring you some Christmas sayings and superstitions about the holiday from What They Say in New England, by...
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12.2K7Religion and Social MovementsDid Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?
New England farmers in the 19th century fell prey to the belief that vampires stalked their families. They thought the dead rose...
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