All posts tagged "Norwich Conn."
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19.9K8ConnecticutWhen Cleveland Belonged to Connecticut
The City of Cleveland and nearly all of Northeastern Ohio once belonged to Connecticut. The land, 3.5 million acres of it, was...
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20.2K12Business and LaborHow the Polish Immigrants Came to New England
Before Polish immigrants arrived in New England they had already made it to the Jamestown colony in Virginia as craftsmen. Over the...
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16.1K2bostonBoston Marathon Trivia, or 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Big Race
Like so many New England sports traditions, the Boston Marathon is surrounded by lore and legend. What Bostonian doesn’t know about Heartbreak...
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9.0K4ConnecticutIsaac Bissell, Connecticut’s Paul Revere
Isaac Bissell electrified the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut with the news of the Battle of Lexington in April 1775. He rode...
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49.7K38ConnecticutThe Little Canadas of New England
Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the...
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5374ConnecticutHow the New England Planters Settled Nova Scotia in 1760
In October of 1758, Britain’s royal governor Charles Lawrence for Nova Scotia made an exciting offer to the New England Planters: they...
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5.9K1Arts and LeisureMrs. Sigourney, Hartford’s High Priestess of Bad Poetry
During the first half of the 19th century, Mrs. Sigourney wrote such bad poetry upon a person’s death that she was said...
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5.1K10Flashback PhotosFlashback Photos: The School Garden Army Feeds a Hungry Nation During World War I
During World War I, hundreds of thousands of American children joined the U.S. School Garden Army and helped feed a hungry nation at...
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9.8K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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14.8K1ConnecticutSamuel Huntington Elected President…of the United States?
Samuel Huntington wasn’t as educated as John Adams or as brilliant a speaker Patrick Henry, but he was a hard worker with...
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