All posts tagged "mayflower"
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7.6KReligion and Social MovementsThe Vermont Eugenics Survey Purifies the Population’s Polluted Protoplasm
The Vermont eugenics survey began with the rural exodus of Vermont farmers and didn’t end until well after Hitler used its ‘philosophy’...
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11.1K2ConnecticutIn 1640, More Puritans Left New England Than Arrived
The year 1620 is well known as the date the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, but 1640 is less well-known as the year...
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11.1K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic Cemeteries in New England
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
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18.7K2Massachusetts11 Famous People Committed to McLean Mental Hospital
Sylvia Plath called McLean mental hospital the best mental hospital in the United States. U.S. News & World Report did too. Though...
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6.2K1MassachusettsBefore Thanksgiving, There Was Forefather’s Day
On one of the shortest days of the year, a group of Plymouth citizens will continue a 248-year-old tradition by celebrating Forefathers...
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22.9K10MassachusettsStephen Hopkins, Jamestown Settler, Mayflower Pilgrim – and Shakespeare Character?
Stephen Hopkins settled both Jamestown and Plymouth, and many believe Shakespeare based a character on him. Though he wasn’t among the first...
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7.6K1New England PlacesSix French Place Names in Six New England States
French place names reveal much about the history of a city or town. They reflect the great historical events that took place...
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10.0K3Arts and LeisureOld New England Holidays We No Longer Celebrate
Early New Englanders, influenced by the Puritans, reluctantly celebrated for most holidays. Religious festivals, they felt, were un-Christian and pagan. Yet as...
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7.5K14Rhode IslandOld Roger Williams Tries To Stop King Philip’s War
On March 29, 1676, old Roger Williams was one of 30 men who remained in the town of Providence. Most of the...
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13.0K5MassachusettsJohn Clarke Guides the Pilgrims to Shore
By the time John Clarke signed on to pilot the Mayflower on its journey to America, he had already managed a remarkably...
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