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Historical Tidbit: Who Knew

Buzz Around November 22, 2019 baby bathwater bathwater don't throw the baby out with the bath water historic history June marriage origin of wedding flowers sue basile Tub wedding flowers

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used…

Historical Tidbit: Early School Transportation a School Barge or a Pung

Buzz Around November 22, 2019 historic history horses large wagon pung replaced by combustion engine school transport sue basile

The barge was a large wagon pulled by a team of horses or one large horse. The wagon would usually have a roof and sides with…

Historical Tidbit: Iron Currency

Buzz Around November 22, 2019 bars as salary Currency historic history ironworks Patrice White Raynham Taunton The History of Raynham

In 1642, the first successful ironworks were established in the early Raynham, when it was part of Taunton. Iron bars were sometimes used as currency…

Historical Tidbit: How Did a Fuzzy Caterpillar Become a Weather Forecaster?

Buzz Around November 22, 2019 Farmers Almanac 2020 Halifax historic history orange band sue basile woolly worm caterpiller

According to the 2020 Farmers’ Almanac: “The banded woolly bear, also known as the woolly worm caterpillar, is one of the “signs of nature” that…

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