All posts tagged "turner"
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7.6K2Arts and LeisureSix Famous Artists Houses (Where You Can Stay, Too)
Artists gravitate toward places that inspire them creatively, so you can often find artists houses among splendid scenery or in rural isolation....
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6.5K3New England PlacesSix Gilded Age Gentleman Farms in New England
During the Gilded Age, gentleman farms were an important element of the upper-class lifestyle. They served as formal summer mansions and working...
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4.2K5New England PlacesSix Places New England Films Were Shot
New England films number in the hundreds since the turn of the last century, partly because the region provides such rich material...
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13.5K4Business and LaborLouis Prang Invents the American Christmas Card in Boston
Boston became the birthplace of the American Christmas card when Louis Prang, a failed German revolutionary arrived on its shores. Louis Prang was...
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14.7K6Arts and LeisurePeyton Place – A Town, Its Scandals and the Woman Who Told the World
The dirty novel Peyton Place landed like a bombshell in 1956, a surprise hit by an unknown author. The critics panned it, the...
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5.8K6Arts and LeisureThe Jewish, New Haven Roots of ‘Begin the Beguine’
The popular song Begin the Beguine became the defining anthem of the Swing Era because of two men formed by New Haven, Conn....
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1.7K1Business and LaborShoes Made This Man: Maine’s George Mitchell and his Coppertoe Shoes
As any parent knows, keeping kids in shoes is a constant chore. If they aren’t outgrowing them, they’re destroying them. It was...
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19.8K34Arts and LeisureClassic Movies Shot in New England, 13 Award-Winners
Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last century and some have shot classic movies here....
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