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From the tall windows of Sempringham Hall, eleven-year-old Anne Dudley could see out over the vast marshy fenlands of Lincolnshire. Sheep grazed on the low green hills, and horse-drawn wagons… ...
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Just one look at a miniature portrait of Olivia Langdon and Samuel Clemens was done for. Love at first sight is how he later described his feelings about the woman… The post Samuel Clemens Pu...
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When I say that the town of Marblehead on Massachusetts’ North Shore is unlike other coastal Massachusetts towns, I’m not simply referring to the fact that it’s teeming with fairies… Th...
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Come July, Lake Winnipesaukee springs to life with boaters, swimmers, canoers, steamboat excursioners and summer people enjoying sunsets on their beach cottage porches. The lake — crystal clear...
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In the depths of winter or in a far-away clime, the very word “clambake” may bring a tear to a New Englander’s eye. To the Yankee, clambakes epitomize carefree summers… The post Seven F...
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Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) was a radical and romantic antiquarian. He always loved antiques and even collected them as a boy in Boston. Later, his summer home called Beauport on… The pos...
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On April 6, 1931, the Boston Symphony Orchestra held a special concert in honor of Major Henry Lee Higginson. As a newspaper at the time noted: The ghost of an… The post Henry Lee Higginson: ...
Doris Duke at the age of 12 inherited a baronial mansion in Newport, R.I., along with many millions of dollars. She was the only child of American Tobacco Co. magnate… The post Rough Point: N...
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When Alexander Smith Cochran inherited a vast carpet fortune in 1902, he spent some of it on yachts, fox hunting, a castle and a scandalous divorce from Polish opera singer… The post 7 Fun Fa...
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