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May 15 2025

Enhancing Accessibility at Pierce House

May 15, 2025

Improving physical access at historic sites involves navigating a complex balance between preservation priorities and modern needs. At Historic New England, this challenge is...

May 13 2025

Forged of Fortitude: The Unexpected Story of Clemence-Irons House’s Last Occupant

May 13, 2025

“Free License-For-Dog Woman Dies” read the Pawtucket Times obituary headline for Miss Ellen Eliza Irons, seventy-five, of Johnston, Rhode Island. That less-than-illustrious death notification...

May 08 2025

Deborah Sampson: No Longer in Disguise

May 08, 2025

In preparation for the upcoming exhibition Myth and Memory: Stories of the American Revolution, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence, Historic New...

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