All posts tagged "insurance"
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6.6KArts and LeisureCharles Ives’ New England Holidays, A Danbury Childhood Set to Music
Charles Ives never forgot the sights and sounds of the village cornet band marching to the cemetery in Danbury, Conn., on Decoration...
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10.3KNew HampshireThe Portsmouth Fires That Turned the City to Brick
Three Portsmouth fires, all at Christmas, destroyed 500 buildings within a decade in the early 19th century. Miraculously, no one died in...
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7.5K1MassachusettsLouis Brandeis Celebrates Hanukkah in 1915
Louis Brandeis during Hanukkah in 1915 delivered a message to the Zionists of America that described the holiday as a celebration of...
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18.5K2ConnecticutThe Great September Gale of 1815
When the Great September Gale struck New England in the fall of 1815, few could remember the last time such a devastating...
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10.3KConnecticutConstance Baker Motley Faces Down Racism
Constance Baker Motley encountered overt racism for the first time when she left her home in New Haven to attend Fisk College...
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13.7K2Arts and LeisureSix Art Deco Gems
You don’t have to go to Miami or Hollywood for an Art Deco experience. New England has plenty of Art Deco office...
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