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14.3K1MassachusettsThe 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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33.3K10MassachusettsMary Webster, the Witch of Hadley, Survives a Hanging
A Massachusetts jury acquitted Mary Webster of witchcraft in 1683, but her Hadley neighbors still thought her a witch – especially since...
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10.6K5MassachusettsSamuel Sewall – The Witch Trials Judge Who Couldn’t Get a Date
Samuel Sewall is best known as one of the nine judges who condemned witches to death in the Salem witch trials of...
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8.6K8MassachusettsPope Night, or Colonial New England’s Version of Halloween
George Washington called Boston’s annual Pope Night celebration ‘ridiculous and childish.’ But the working-class celebrants, especially the young men, loved the wild...
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