In 1859, George Gilman decided to change careers. At 33 he was an executive in his father’s tannery in New York City....
The oldest bank in a state isn’t necessarily the first one chartered. Banks have had their difficulties over the years and many...
Thomas Hancock had two nephews. John Hancock was the one with the outsized signature on the Declaration of Independence. Ebenezer Hancock was...
The summer of 1914 was a flashpoint for the Italian immigrant families in Providence, R.I. Squeezed on one side by an economic...
Generations of New Englanders remember fondly the glorious downtown department stores at Christmas. Those great retail palaces brought magic to the holidays...
In the time before Amazon, downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience. People dressed up when they went to...