Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases, the buildings may still exist, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or even …
Read More »New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana: Rodney French Boulevard
Welcome to next installment in the New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana series. Previously we covered William Street, Kempton Street, Middle Street, Centre Street, Ashley Boulevard, Elm Street, Coggeshall Street, and others. If you would like to read those or perhaps revisit them, they can be found by using …
Read More »5 Things Rarely Heard About The Kennedy Assassination
by Andrew O’Leary Try to recall any regular murder conviction you can think of and consider this: there is probably far more evidence linking Lee H. Oswald to the murder of President John F. Kennedy than seen in common courtroom convictions. Why then do so many people think of conspiracy …
Read More »Historical Personages of New Bedford: Albert Bierstadt
“Gosnold At Cuttyhunk” – Albert Bierstadt (Wikipedia) Series Introduction Welcome to the sixth installment of the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford.” The previous five installments can be found by using the keyword “personage” in the search window in the column at the left or click here. My intention with …
Read More »Historical Personages of New Bedford: Edward F. Dahill
Fire crew cleaning a steam engine (Spinner Publications) Welcome to the fifth installment of the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford.” The first being pharmacist Robert H. Carter III, the second being photographer James E. Reed, the third was businessman and contractor Dudley Davenport and the fourth was blacksmith …
Read More »Who Remembers…Five Vintage Autos?
For this installment of “Who Remembers?” let’s take a stroll down the automobile memory lane. We’ll only go back a few decades since we have to “remember” and that means we have to be alive! 😉 We’ve revisited past buildings, structures, and businesses, so I though it time to cover …
Read More »Who remembers….Woolworth’s Five & Dime?
Time for another stroll down memory lane. If you enjoy this article and wish to take more of these strolls, to your right you will find the both a search box and a category sorter. In previous articles we’ve discussed The Peanut Shop, Mars Bargainland, Mitchell’s Fish & Chips, Bob …
Read More »Who Remembers? 10 Favorite Childhood TV Shows!
Growing up, I recall only one important thought when I woke up on the morning of a school day: a bowl of cereal and sitting before the television. It was ritual. Hey, first world kids need to destress before the “stress” of a school day. The best method is a …
Read More »Five Historical “Firsts” of New Bedford
In this series, I’d like to take a lighter approach to the history of the Whaling City. I come across a lot of really interesting historical facts and the vast majority of them do not merit an entire article. The problem is that they are just too interesting to not …
Read More »Whaling Terms For Landlubbers: “Gamming”
We promise there will be no swabbing of the decks, scaling to the crow’s nest or flogging via cat-o-nine tails. If you already know what it means to have an appetite for a salt horse, would look forward to gamming (not gaming), or could definitely steer a sea vessel two …
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