All posts tagged "migration"
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14.1K6MassachusettsIn 1863, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell Shot His Own Soldier. Murder or Duty?
At the outset of the Civil War, Capt. Charles Russell Lowell thought a benefit of being an officer was that he didn’t...
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12.5K3members onlyWeather History of New England – Six Storms that Changed Our World
Weather history often shapes our lives in ways we can’t imagine. But for storms of 1746, the French, under leadership of Duc...
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39.6K7MassachusettsFrom 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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98.5K56ConnecticutThe 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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36.1K13bostonA Poorhouse in Each New England State
The poorhouse was once a very real and often feared part of life in New England. Poorhouses evolved from the English poor...
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12.1K5MassachusettsYoung John Adams Struggles With School, Vexes His Parents
Young John Adams frustrated his pious father and vexed his hot-tempered mother with his dislike of school and love of the outdoors....
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