All posts tagged "immigration"
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9.7K4Business and Labor6 New England Diners
The diner has a long and proud history in New England, from its roots outside of a Providence newspaper to today’s retro...
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9.7K5bostonHow the Greek Immigrants Came to New England
In 1860, U.S. Census takers recorded 328 Greek immigrants living in America. Among them were 40 young men and boys. They arrived...
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10.3K1Arts and LeisureThe Saturday Evening Girls Make Pottery History
When Sara Galner first joined the Saturday Evening Girls Club, she had no idea she’d end up making pottery that sold for...
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10.2K2ConnecticutNew England’s Forgotten Puerto Rican Riots
From 1967 to 1979, Puerto Rican riots broke out in New England cities from Waterbury, Conn., to Worcester, Mass. Outsiders didn’t understand...
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15.7K14bostonHow Boston’s South Shore Became the Irish Riviera
Visit the South Shore of Massachusetts and you won’t have much doubt about why people call it the Irish Riviera. Orange-and-green flags...
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20.2K12Business and LaborHow the Polish Immigrants Came to New England
Before Polish immigrants arrived in New England they had already made it to the Jamestown colony in Virginia as craftsmen. Over the...
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28.7K11Arts and LeisureNonantum, the New England Town With Its Own Special Language
No matter where Nonantum natives go, they can tell someone is from their village when they hear them speak Lake Talk. Lake...
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4.1K2MassachusettsHow Irish-Catholic Louise Guiney Outwitted Her Protestant Postal Customers
When Irish-Catholic Louise Guiney got the job of postmistress in Auburndale, Mass., the town’s Protestants boycotted her stamps. Fortunately, she had many,...
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10.3K3MassachusettsThomas Maule, the Quaker Who Criticized the Salem Witch Trials – and Got Away With It
Thomas Maule, an outspoken Quaker, went to prison five times for criticizing Puritans in Salem, Mass. The Puritans also whipped him three...
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12.4K21ConnecticutHow the Italian Immigrants Came to New England
Italian immigrants put their stamp on New England as indelibly as any Puritan. New England, in fact, is the most Italian region...
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