The View From Swamptown: Southern Rhode Island wasn’t always in the Christmas spirit

Most folks don’t realize it, but New England, a region with nearly 400 years of history dating back to the early 17th century colonial period, has only been celebrating Christmas as we know it for about 150 years. You see, our Puritan forefathers; the Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation and…

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