All posts tagged "traditions"
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25.6KScience and NatureA Vermont Moose Visits Paris in 1787
In 1784, a Vermont moose went to Paris to settle an argument between a French natural historian and Thomas Jefferson. The historian,...
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7.9K10ConnecticutSix Amazing Indian Women From New England
Indian women faced double discrimination since the first European colonists arrived in the Americas. Many fought back against the prejudice that destroyed...
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7.1K1MassachusettsJefferson Davis in New England – The Unlikely Campaign
Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis, who would go on to become president of the confederate states during the Civil War, was no stranger...
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6.2K1MassachusettsBefore Thanksgiving, There Was Forefather’s Day
On one of the shortest days of the year, a group of Plymouth citizens will continue a 248-year-old tradition by celebrating Forefathers...
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13.0KNew England PlacesSix Christmas Towns for the Holidays
So much of New England looks like a Currier & Ives print over the holidays that it was hard to choose the...
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19.9K6MassachusettsThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Triple Decker
In the years before World War I, New England’s iconic triple decker brought thousands of immigrants into the middle class. Triple deckers...
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13.7K3Arts and LeisureNine Apple Cider Traditions That Are No Longer With Us
Today apple trees litter the roadsides of New England, often ignored or painted and photographed for their scenic charms. But from the...
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4.4K1Massachusetts‘Sour Ale in Summer’ – The Puritan Beliefs of Charles Chauncy
In the early 1600s, the Anglican Church was under criticism from all manner of dissenters offering a wide variety of opinions on...
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8.0K5Arts and LeisureCharles Dickens Brings ‘A Christmas Carol’ — and Christmas — to Boston
Charles Dickens didn’t think much of American slavery on his first visit in 1842. But he loved Boston enough to return after...
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16.1K2bostonBoston Marathon Trivia, or 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Big Race
Like so many New England sports traditions, the Boston Marathon is surrounded by lore and legend. What Bostonian doesn’t know about Heartbreak...
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