All posts tagged "mayflower"
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26.9K7MassachusettsFrom the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names
Puritans considered child-rearing one of their most important duties in life, and it began with the name given to the newborn. Puritan...
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34.5K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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24.1K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
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12.7K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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45.7K40bostonA Brief History of the Boston Brahmin
There’s more to being a Boston Brahmin than simply having an early Puritan ancestor, graduating from Harvard and living on Beacon Hill....
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6.0K4MassachusettsTisquantum Mediates Peace to Benefit the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag and Himself
In 1624, England was hungry for news from its colonies and Edward Winslow provided it. His Good Newse From New England told...
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