MADE IN NEW ENGLAND Part 2

The New England General Store Here they're offering a few of the items available in their full catalog. Check out the Maine Buoy Bells, Candles, Candies & Crackers, Jams & Jellies and Maple Products! Retail Location: Cole's Corner, US Route 1, Wells, Maine

Gifts of New England, founded in 2000 in Massachusetts, the heart of New England, is a site devoted exclusively to "Uniquely New England" products, especially the "icons" of New England.

Find a Farmers Market in Your State

Great Cheeses of New England :
Where can I buy the Great Cheeses of New England?
Directly From the Cheesemakers
Foodservice Distributors
Specialty Stores:
NH, VT, ME, MA, CT, RI
Retail Distibutors
Major Chain Stores
Specialty Distributors
Independent Retailers
Web Retailers

The Maine Made Web site is an organizational tool that brings Maine businesses together by providing an active, functional forum.

Massachusetts Bay Trading Co. is dedicated to promoting the rich heritage of Massachusetts and the quality of the products originating here. We have carefully selected a cross section of items that embody the quality and diversity for which the state is renowned.

New Hampshire Stories, Inc. is a non-profit membership organization committed to increasing the sales of New Hampshire-made products and services by utilizing the power of a New Hampshire brand identity program

New England Artisans Studio is where crafts persons/artisans from throughout New England have the opportunity to present their creations. The artisans found within our pages range from holiday-time kitchen-table hobbyists to full-scale full-time businesses.

Pelle Dolce Soaps. What began as a hobby, handcrafting extra special soaps in her kitchen at home, has become a passion. "Made in New England used around the world"

MADE IN NEW ENGLAND! Part 1

The Boston Tea Party

In 1773 Parliament had passed the Tea Act. By reducing the tax on imported British tea, this act gave British merchants an unfair advantage in selling their tea in America. American colonists condemned the act, and many planned to boycott tea.

The result? The Boston Tea Party.

When British tea ships arrived in Boston harbor, many citizens wanted the tea sent back to England without the payment of any taxes. The royal governor insisted on payment of all taxes. On this day in 1773 (December 16), about 50 members of the political organization called the 'Sons of Liberty,' dressed (not very convincingly) as Mohawk Indians. Three ships - the Dartmouth, the Eleanor and the Beaver - were loaded with hundreds of crates of tea. The men,in a very orderly and quiet fashion, boarded the ships and began destroying the cargo. By 9:00 PM they had smashed 342 crates of tea in all three ships and had thrown them into Boston Harbor.

More can be learned of this event at the Boston Tea Party Historical Society, a private, non-profit educational and cultural organization established in 1996 to preserve and share the Boston Tea Party history. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of the Boston Tea Party through an interactive website and publishing.

Where Was the Actual Boston Tea Party Site?

New England History

Links to on-line books about New England History.

HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND, By JOHN GORHAM PALFREY.
VOLUME I. Nec mihi materiam [natalis terra] negabat, Et pius est patrive facta referre labor. BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. 1859.

History of the United States of America, by Henry William Elson, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904.
-- Online Book in progressA mirror site of this book has been graciously provided by Founding Fathers - another excellent resource for early American history.

New England Public Policy Center

The New England Public Policy Center is dedicated to enhancing access to high-quality analysis on economic and public policy issues that affect the region.

NEPPC was established by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in January 2005. The Boston Fed has provided support to the public policy community of New England for many years; NEPPC institutionalizes and expands on this tradition.

Energy and New England's Future

"New England's economic prosperity is at risk if the region does not step up efforts to build new electrical generating plants, but much more aggressive energy conservation is needed as well... "

More on this can be read here.

A Tour of Massachusetts History and Trivia

MassHome has provided this page as a Public Service since 1997. A great source for history trivia!

MADE IN NEW ENGLAND!

Support your local economy. Buy locally. For products not manufactured locally, below are links to places where you can buy them. Made in New England.

New Englanders -- Working Together

Best of New England is a locally owned and operated company. Their products are crafted by New England artisans. Food is made or caught by New England farmers, fishermen and chefs. (They are expanding and now include select products for other areas of the USA.)

Made in Northern New England, from The Heart of New England website, a free online magazine for natives, newcomers and visitors that celebrates the unique character of the 'traditional' and more rural/small town New England states of: Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont.

Made in New England Online Marketplace, from the Abbington Village website.
More links sure to follow as I come across them.

Explore New England, an incredible resource from the ExploreNewEngland.com website.

Bartlett's Orchard , Four Generations of the Bartlett family have been growing, packing and shipping apples for over fifty years. Their fine trees produce an average crop of 20,000 bushels of apples every year on 52 acres of choice apple-growing land on Lenox Mountain in rural Massachusetts.

Historic New England

Historic New England, the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional preservation organization in the country. They offer a unique opportunity to experience the lives and stories of New Englanders through their homes and possessions.

Defining the past. Shaping the future.

NEFilm

NewEnglandFilm.com is the premier online resource and magazine for local film and video professionals -- reaching over 38,000 unique people each month. Launched in August 1997 with a few pages, NewEnglandFilm.com has grown to consist of thousands of pages that are updated regularly.

The Heart of New England

The Heart of New England
The online magazine that celebrates the unique character & culture of northern New England
Maine ~ New Hampshire ~ Vermont

This website is absolutely awesome. It is all, and more, of what I was hoping to put together one day. Now I can put the efforts toward spreading the news of this remarkable site. (...if only she covered the rest of New England) :)

Thrive!

The New England Quarterly

For three-quarters of a century, The New England Quarterly has published the best that has been written on New England’s cultural, political, and social history.Contributions cover a range of time periods, from before European colonization to the present, and any subject germane to New England’s history—for example, the region’s diverse literary and cultural heritage, its political philosophies, race relations, labor struggles, religious controversies, and the organization of family life. The journal also treats the migration of New England ideas, people, and institutions to other parts of the United States and the world. In addition to major essays, features include memoranda and edited documents, reconsiderations of traditional texts and interpretations, essay reviews, and book reviews.

The New England Economic Partnership

NEEP is a member-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to providing objective economic analyses and forecasts. For more than 25 years NEEP has identified and investigated economic issues relevant to New England, giving its members the tools they need to make informed, insightful business and policy decisions.
NEEP member companies represent a broad range of industries and disciplines, and include financial institutions, utilities, insurance providers, government agencies, academic institutions, business services firms, health care organizations, and others.

Thanksgiving

From the "FIRST THANKSGIVING" at Plymouth to the "THANKSGIVING OF TODAY", as presented by the Pilgrim Hall Museum website.

THANKSGIVING

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Begin your Pilgrimage here! Includes various articles and stories, sights and sounds of Plymouth, links such as to the Pilgrim Hall Museum, and so much more!

NEW ENGLAND INFO

NEW ENGLAND INFO:
A New England Directory

Largest regional web site in the world.

THE NEW ENGLAND ROGUE JOURNAL

THE NEW ENGLAND ROGUE JOURNAL Online news, opinion, unsolved crimes, visitor-submitted stories, discussion, and more for New England.

EPA New England

Region 1: New England
Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont & 10 Tribal Nations

The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon which life depends.

Peabody Essex Museum

Features major collections of Asian art and culture as well as exceptional Native American, African, and Oceanic art, and three centuries of New England art and architecture.

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem, MA 01970-3783
Phone: 978-745-9500, 866-745-1876
For the Hearing Impaired: 978-740-3649
Program Reservations: ext. 3011

Abbington Village

Abbington is a "virtual" Village that combines all the best elementsof small New England towns and villages.

This is "the" best New England vacation planning site for either a weekend get-away or a seasonal stay! Chock full of information!
Lodging and sightseeing info for Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island,Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

New England Anomaly

New England Anomaly

The Journal of Unusual Folklore, History and Lifestyle in the American Northeast.
Excellent site!