Originally published January 2016; updated September 2018 Over my time blogging and “Instagramming” (hey, the word is in Merriam-Webster!), I have enjoyed finding other blogs to follow that celebrate the New England region. I have a few favorites, and I recently asked my social media followers to share theirs as well. I am particularly interested…
What immediately comes to mind when you think about Salem, MA? My guess is you either think of Halloween, or witches. Am I right? If so, that’s not surprising! Salem has developed a devoted following over the years that centers around the celebration of Halloween, the Salem witch trials, and other supernatural adventures. That reputation…
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain We have all heard this quote before, or something like it, haven’t we? The classic way to defeat procrastination is to just do…
Just a short twenty-minute ride from my current hometown of West Hartford lies Old Wethersfield, CT which has the distinction of being the largest historic district in the state with over 1,100 contributing structures. The area was settled in 1634 and by some counts is the first settlement in the state (there is some debate over that!)…
The following is a creative writing piece by my daughter Lauren, a junior in high school. Her history teacher asked that the students write a piece from the perspective of an employee who worked in the mill town of Lowell, MA in the early 1800s. Various things were to be included such as what type of…
We all have a mental image of fall in a quintessential New England village. It’s there because of places we have been, movies we have watched and photographs we have seen over the years. As I strolled through the Farmington, CT Historic District on a perfect fall day, the signs were everywhere. White Church with…
