All posts tagged "New France"
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20.3K6MaineThe Candlemas Massacre and the Salem Witch Trials
One week after two girls in Salem, Mass., begun having strange fits, the Candlemas Massacre wiped out the village of York in...
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21.7K3ConnecticutHappy St. Jean Baptiste Day! Live Free and Eat Poutine!
Many Americans view Bastille Day as the big French holiday, but for Franco-Americans from Canada it’s St. Jean Baptiste Day on June...
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16.3K11Arts and LeisureMolly Spotted Elk, From Poverty in Old Town, Maine, to Fame in Paris — and Back
In the fall of 1931, 27-year-old Molly Spotted Elk was far from home and unsure about marrying her French journalist lover. She...
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6.3K3New HampshireSamuel de Champlain Explores the Merrimack River — On Paper
Samuel de Champlain discovered the Merrimack River with drawing paper and crayon rather than wind and sail. He had used those tools to communicate...
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4.9K9Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: The Great New England Victory Over the Fortress at Louisbourg
On June 28, 1745, the French military’s Fortress at Louisbourg fell to an audacious volunteer army of New England fishermen, farmers and...
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72.0K13ConnecticutHow the New England State Names Came to Be
New England state names came from a variety of sources. The English, French, Italians and Native Americans all had a hand in...
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