All posts tagged "squash"
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8.0K3MassachusettsHenry David Thoreau Grows the First Giant Pumpkin in America
New England’s autumn fairs an festivals feature the oddest of contests: Who can grow the biggest giant pumpkin? The tradition of the...
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12.2K3Arts and LeisureA Fulfilling Story: New England Pie History
In the annals of pie history, New England holds a special place. Pumpkin pie might not have happened without New England, where...
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10.8K1Arts and LeisureEleonora Sears, Brahmin Bad Girl on the Tennis Courts (and Polo Field and Squash Court…)
Eleonora Sears pioneered women’s sports in the way only a Boston blueblood could. When she took up long-distance walking from Boston to...
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17.5K6Arts and LeisureLouisa May Alcott, Spinster, Enjoys Valentine’s Day 1868
Louisa May Alcott, spinster, wrote an essay to challenge the prevailing wisdom that a woman needed a husband to be happy. It...
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5.2KMassachusettsDenton Crocker Writes a Love Letter From a Train, 1943
Denton Crocker spent World War II fighting the Allies’ deadliest enemy in the South Pacific: the mosquito. Malaria struck as many as...
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257.2K69Connecticut1816: The Year Without a Summer
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...
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