All posts tagged "Marblehead Mass."
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3.3KMassachusettsStephen Higginson Tells Fish Stories To Parliament In 1771 and Gets Arrested For It
In 1771, the British government desperately needed to know how American colonists felt about fishing policies. Stephen Higginson filled them in, and...
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4.3K1Arts and LeisureRodman and Ruth Law Take Their Sibling Rivalry to Crazy Heights
Rodman and Ruth Law rocketed to fame just before World War I with daredevil movie stunts and breathtaking aeronautical feats. Their father...
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10.1KbostonThe 1790 Census: New England by the Numbers
Just after the American Revolution, Gilmanton, N.H., ranked as the 30th biggest municipality in the United States. The Lakes Region town was...
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9.3KMassachusettsPresidents Day Quiz
How well do you know our presidents? Take the New England Historical Society Presidents Day quiz to find out! [mlw_quizmaster quiz=3]
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70.5K7Arts and LeisureSalem Chop Suey Sandwiches, A Sign of Summer
Chop suey sandwiches have marked the beginning of summer for generations of people who grew up on the North Shore of Massachusetts....
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31.5K3bostonThe Hope and Despair of Acadian Exiles, 1755-1766
In the winter of 1755, two Marshfield, Mass., selectmen knocked on the door of the Michel family, seven Acadian exiles. They brought...
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