All posts tagged "Greenwich Conn."
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6.3KConnecticutElizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett Starts the 1st Scandal in Greenwich
Elizabeth Fones Winthrop Feake Hallett started the first scandal in Greenwich, Conn., over – what else? – infidelity and real estate. The...
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8.0K6Business and LaborThe Dutch in New England: More Than Sinterklaas and Koekjes
Today the remnants of the colonial Dutch in New England are pretty much limited to the region’s outer rim: At Smith’s Castle...
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85.2K56ConnecticutThe Secret History of New England’s Sundown Towns
“Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark” reads the faded road sign, an artifact on display at the Tubman African American Museum...
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5.2K1Business and LaborIn 1947 Marion Donovan Defeats Diaper Rash
Marion Donovan was always destined to be an inventor – it was in her blood. Her brothers, father and uncle were all...
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6.6K1Arts and LeisureNew England Places To Visit, From Presque Isle, Maine, to Greenwich, Conn.
The New England Historical Society introduces a new weekly feature, New England Places. We plan to suggest places to visit based on...
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4.7K1ConnecticutWhen Greenwich Kicked Out the United Nations
Peace after World War II was shattered in Greenwich, Conn., when a United Nations site committee started looking at land for its...
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