All posts tagged "temperance"
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4.0KConnecticutCalorie Counting Gets Its Start in Connecticut
For most of human history food was something you found or grew and then gladly ate to stay alive. There was little...
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4.4KBusiness and LaborNew England’s Irish History
New England has a rich Irish history, and it isn’t all about the Great Hunger and the Kennedys. Today, New England is...
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8.4K1MassachusettsWhen Massachusetts Abolished the State Police
In 1875, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts abolished the state police department. It was only 10 years old, the first state police force...
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8.8K3ConnecticutDavid Ruggles, the Go-To Conductor on the Underground Railroad
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
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6.1K1Crime and ScandalProhibition in Vermont and the Legend of Catherine Dillon
Prohibition in Vermont started early. Liquor officially became illegal in parts of Vermont in the early 1800s, with towns demanding the right...
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11.4KArts and LeisureThe Outrageous Comical Brown Comes to Town
If you live in a New England town with town hall, a school, a church or an opera house, chances are good...
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