All posts tagged "stowe"
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8.6K8Business and LaborIn 1867 the First New England Snowbirds Travel South – ‘Feeling Young and Frisky.’
In 1867, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Calvin, tiring of New England’s cold climate, visited Florida for the first time. They...
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11.0K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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11.3K3bostonR. H. Macy Starts His Thanksgiving Parade in Massachusetts
R. H. Macy took a long and winding path to becoming the merchant prince of New York City. Early in his journey,...
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20.7K9bostonThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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8.5K2ConnecticutThe History of Indian Summer
Indian summer evolved over the centuries from a pioneer superstition to the poet’s best friend to the meteorologists’ whipping boy. It is...
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18.2K8ConnecticutThe Highest Point in Each New England State
You might think the most challenging mountain climbing adventure in New England is to the highest point in the region: Mount Washington...
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4.2K9Arts and LeisureTabitha Tenney – New Hampshire’s First Best Selling Author
For the 50 years after 1799, Tabitha Tenney of Exeter was the best-selling novelist in the country, though she wasn’t necessarily proud...
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7.2K4Arts and LeisureEthel Reed, The Beautiful Poster Lady Who Disappeared
The beautiful Ethel Reed blazed like a meteor across Boston’s artistic firmament in the 1890s, but after a broken engagement she all...
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8.2K17Arts and LeisureHarriet Beecher Stowe: The Little Lady who Started the Civil War
Did Harriet Beecher Stowe really start the Civil War in 1852? Probably not. But she did force people to think about the...
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20.7K8ConnecticutThe Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: Founding Document by a Founding Father
Free men from three Connecticut towns – Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield – signed The Fundamental Orders on Jan. 14, 1638 (N.S. Jan....
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