All posts tagged "Waterbury Conn."
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53.6K8Arts and LeisureItalian Thanksgiving, or How One Ethnic Group Resisted Americanization
The Italian Thanksgiving in New England was and still is a piece de resistance – a masterpiece of Italian and American cooking....
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6.4KBusiness and LaborSix Places Products Were Made
Back in the day, products were made in New England — a lot of products. The early cod fishermen and Yankee traders...
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18.4K9Business and LaborEli Terry, Connecticut Clock Maker
Eli Terry masterminded many of the time pieces that exist today, and in the process he helped ignite America’s industrial revolution. His...
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31.4K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
Downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience, offering elegance and practicality. People dressed up when they went to visit...
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5.8K8Arts and LeisureGirl Power is Born in 1920 in the Form of Winnie Winkle the Breadwinner
Winnie Winkle was an American city girl familiar to anyone who watches television or movies today: Fashion conscious, hard-working, simultaneously looking for...
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10.5K2ConnecticutNew England’s Forgotten Puerto Rican Riots
From 1967 to 1979, Puerto Rican riots broke out in New England cities from Waterbury, Conn., to Worcester, Mass. Outsiders didn’t understand...
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11.0K5Business and LaborThe Mickey Mouse Watch Is Born in Connecticut
The Mickey Mouse watch put thousands of people to work in Waterbury, Conn., during the depths of the Great Depression. The employment...
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6.2K4Business and LaborConnecticut’s Uncanny Ezra Warner
If not for Connecticut’s Ezra Warner, cooks might still be fumbling for a rock and a bayonet to get their dinners; while...
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24.1K11ConnecticutPass the Tourtiere, C’est Le Reveillon!
For many, many years, le reveillon was the way Franco-Americans ushered in New Year’s Day in New England’s Little Canadas. The reveillon...
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84.1K25Arts and LeisureHow Portuguese Immigrants Came to New England
In 1915, four Madeiran men organized a feast at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Bedford, Mass. They did it...
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