All posts tagged "Mass."
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4.0KMassachusettsThe Branded Hand of Jonathan Walker: Emblem of Slave Stealing or Slave Savior?
In 1844, Florida slave-holders believed Jonathan Walker deserved the punishment of a branded hand. Walker, after all, had tried to steal seven...
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34.9K12ConnecticutThe 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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3.7K2Business and LaborThe Jonah of Cape Cod: A Whale of a Tale
Much like fracking today, the whale industry in the 1800s drew countless men to the business because of the wealth that could...
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8.4K13MaineHow Flying Santa Saw New England Lighthouses in 1936 (From the Sky, Of Course)
The New England Flying Santa tradition was born in the teeth of a fierce winter storm when lighthouse beacons along Penobscot Bay...
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17.4K30MassachusettsHarriet Hanson Robinson, Lowell Mill Girl
Harriet Hanson Robinson went to work as a Lowell mill girl when she was 10 years old to help support her family....
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4.2K2Arts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Gabby Hartnett, the Pride of Millville, Mass.
Gabby Hartnett, a native of Woonsocket, R.I., was one of the greatest catchers ever to play baseball during his years with the...
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8.6K6Arts and LeisureNew England Christmas Sayings and Superstitions
To celebrate Christmas, we bring you some Christmas sayings and superstitions about the holiday from What They Say in New England, by...
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7.5K2Business and LaborHow the Polaroid Camera Was Born at a Connecticut Boys Camp
The Polaroid Corporation was born in a Lebanon, Conn., boys camp in 1922 when a teacher showed a 13-year-old how to take...
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