All posts tagged "newspapers"
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18.4K28Crime and ScandalEmma Snodgrass, Arrested for Wearing Pants
Emma Snodgrass created a sensation in 1852 by showing up in Boston wearing pants. She was mocked, arrested and sent home to...
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4.5K11Business and LaborThe First Lady of Connecticut Newspapers, Hannah Bunce Watson
As if caring for five children under the age of seven wasn’t enough for the newly-widowed Hannah Bunce Watson, American revolutionaries needed...
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8.4K13MaineHow Flying Santa Saw New England Lighthouses in 1936 (From the Sky, Of Course)
The New England Flying Santa tradition was born in the teeth of a fierce winter storm when lighthouse beacons along Penobscot Bay...
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7.7K15Arts and LeisureMark Twain Bombs at History’s First Roast
Mark Twain was never in his life so miserable as he was on Dec. 17, 1877, after he delivered an after-dinner speech...
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12.9K19Business and LaborThe Parker Brothers of Salem, Mass., Build A Game Empire
Search any New England attic and you’re likely to find a version of Parker Brothers’ Monopoly. The beloved board game can trace...
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18.5K16Arts and LeisureThe Mysterious Death of Newport Movie Mogul Thomas Ince
The death of Thomas Ince just after his 42nd birthday party was as improbable as the plot of some of the movies...
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6.1K10Business and LaborA Young Puritan Woman Chronicles the China Trade
Harriet Low was only 21 when she tried to topple the barriers to American women in Canton, China – the epicenter of...
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12.0K7Religion and Social MovementsDid Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?
New England farmers in the 19th century fell prey to the belief that vampires stalked their families. They thought the dead rose...
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7.3K4Politics and MilitaryThe Vermont Sleeping Sentinel: A Strange Civil War Legacy
When William Scott of Groton, Vt., signed up to fight for the Union at the start of the Civil War, the eager,...
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51.3K24Business and LaborChild Labor Exposed: The Legacy of Photographer Lewis Hine
A camera made an improbable weapon against the growing evil of child labor in the early 20th century. Then, children as young...
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