All posts tagged "Manchester"
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20.4K6Religion and Social Movements The Great Connecticut Polygamy Crisis of 1903
By 1903, New Haven Congregational minister Henry Learned Hutchins had spent years traveling about Connecticut on behalf of the Connecticut Bible Society,...
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70.6K42ConnecticutThe Little Canadas of New England
Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the...
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29.2K6Arts and LeisurePeyton Place – A Town, Its Scandals and the Woman Who Told the World
The dirty novel Peyton Place landed like a bombshell in 1956, a surprise hit by an unknown author. The critics panned it, the...
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33.0K7ConnecticutEpitaphs Tell More Tales in New England’s Graveyards
The epitaphs in New England’s graveyards tell many tales. Carved into the chiseled stone are stories of people who lived long rich...
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12.5K6MaineJames Healy, Portland’s African-American Bishop Who Passed for White
James Healy, born a slave, became the Roman Catholic bishop of Portland and founder of the Diocese of Manchester in the late...
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11.6K11Politics and Military12 New England Military Heroes, Sung and Unsung
New England has given countless military heroes to the United States of America over its history. Their heroism took many different forms....
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