All posts tagged "music"
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5.2KArts and LeisureThe True Story of the Jenny Lind Tower (and a Few Good Tall Tales)
People often wonder how and why the Jenny Lind Tower ended up on the sand dunes of North Truro, Mass. It’s an...
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3.7KArts and LeisureCharles Ives’ New England Holidays, A Danbury Childhood Set to Music
Charles Ives never forgot the sights and sounds of the village cornet band marching to the cemetery in Danbury, Conn., on Decoration...
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10.8KConnecticutLighthouse Keepers, the Ultimate Social Distancers
Ever since George Worthylike climbed the steps to light the lantern at Boston Light in 1716, lighthouse keepers have practiced an extreme...
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7.7KConnecticutWhy Glenn Miller Has a Memorial Stone in a New Haven Cemetery
Swing bandleader Glenn Miller was born in Iowa, grew up in the Midwest, got famous in New York City, lived in New...
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9.4K1MassachusettsHow Armenians Came to America, and What They’ll Never Forget
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Armenians immigrated to New England for one horrific reason: genocide. Long a persecuted...
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14.8KArts and LeisureWhen Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Honeymooned (and Partied) in Westport, Conn.
In 1920, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald honeymooned in Westport, Conn., so he could write, she could swim and they could both party...
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