Tuesday, August 6, 2013

On Stage and Screen - Summer 1965

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One is first struck by how much there was to do, how vibrant the local entertainment scene in western Massachusetts and northern Connec...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Clarence Brown - Autos and Movies

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Clarence Brown, respected movie director during Hollywood’s glamour’s heyday, had a different career as a very young man.   How much ...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Rose Island Lighthouse - Narragansett Bay

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Rose Island Lighthouse is maintained by hired vacationers who sign on for a week at a time to keep this historical treasure operating...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Ladies Who Were W.O.W.s - Springfield Armory, Massachusetts

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U.S. War Dept. photo, public domain During World War II,   the Springfield Armory’s 50,000 employees worked around the clock produc...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Doris Tanguay at the William Skinner Mfg. Co. - Part 2

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Holyoke in the 1950s, Image Museum website This is a continuation of our interview with Mrs. Doris Tanguay, who worked in the office ...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Cadmium Yellow, Bood Red - review, blog tour stop #7

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Cadmium Yellow, Blood Red , my cozy mystery novel, is reviewed today by Tammy Cuevas over at her blog "The Self Taught Cook". ...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Doris Tanguay at the Skinner Company - Holyoke, Massachusetts - Part 1

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When Doris Tanguay talks about the William Skinner Manufacturing Company (see here for previous post) , it is easy to see the thrill of...