All posts tagged "superstitions"
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11.9K3New HampshireThe Stone-Throwing Devil of New Castle, N.H.
During the summer of 1682, a stone-throwing devil persecuted a Quaker tavern owner named George Walton in what is now New Castle,...
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21.5K1MassachusettsThe Halloween Ephemera Factory: An Empire Built on Orange Crepe Paper
The giant Halloween ephemera factory in Framingham, Mass., for many years churned out crepe paper and cut-outs that collectors go crazy for...
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12.6K5Business and LaborThe Mystery of the Mary Celeste
On Nov. 5, 1872, Benjamin Briggs of Wareham, Mass., piloted the brigantine Mary Celeste to sea loaded with cargo for Genoa. It...
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Ebenezer Mix Makes His Last Stand (or Captain Eb Battles a Ghost)
Born in 1776 to John Mix, Capt. Ebenezer Mix belonged to the postwar generation that opened up the China trade. First as...
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20.1K1Arts and LeisureDanger, Disappointment and Desire: Colonial Superstitions About Moles
Colonial New Englanders commonly held superstitions about moles — the spots on the skin, not the small burrowing animal. One of the...
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10.9K7Crime and ScandalRhoda Dustin, The Butter-Stopping, Horse-Flying Witch of Weare, N.H.
To an outsider travelling through New Hampshire in the late 1700s, Rhoda Dustin seemed a peaceful innkeeper. But the tongue-wagging gossips around...
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