All posts tagged "music"
-
23.1K9Arts and LeisureThe Many Mansions of Edward Searles
In 1921, coroners had Edward Searles body exhumed months after his death. Their conclusion, after examination, was that he had not been...
-
5.9K5New HampshireIrving Greenwood, Shaker Brother, Buys a Cadillac
On Aug. 6, 1920, Shaker Brother Irving Greenwood brought a new Cadillac home to Canterbury Shaker Village. It was a beauty, he...
-
8.4K4New England PlacesThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Six Historic Opera Houses
Opera houses didn’t become a feature of American cities and towns until after the Civil War, though they existed before the American...
-
14.1K3New England PlacesThe New England Summer Theater — Six of the Oldest
Summer theater has been a feature of New England resort towns since a Maine entrepreneur started staging plays in a former skating...
-
13.6K7Business and LaborWhen the Music Stopped: Chickering and the Piano Wars of 1850
Chickering & Sons Piano Company was always a two-person operation. It needed a technical expert to make the most advanced pianos of...
-
15.1KArts and LeisureJustin Morgan, More Famous for Owning a Horse Than Writing Gorgeous Music
Justin Morgan became far more famous for the horse he owned than for the brilliant music he wrote. A little six-year-old horse...
To Top
