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New England Resilience | Classic Stories from the Yankee Archives

In Yankee’s July/August 2020 issue, we published a feature called “Resilience, Courage, and Hope,” which spotlighted some of our favorite profiles of New Englanders who overcame adversity. Due to space restrictions, we could include only excerpts in that feature — but here, […]

By Yankee Editors

Jun 04 2020

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In Yankee’s July/August 2020 issue, we published a feature called “Resilience, Courage, and Hope,” which spotlighted some of our favorite profiles of New Englanders who overcame adversity. Due to space restrictions, we could include only excerpts in that feature — but here, we present links to many of the longer versions (and we’ll add the rest over the coming weeks, when we can access our physical library again to digitize them). So read on for “the rest of the story,” and enjoy!

GRACE CORRIGAN

READ THE STORY:“Christa McAuliffe’s Messenger” by Mel Allen, January/February 2011


BILL DE LA ROSA

READ THE STORY:“The Two Worlds of Bill De La Rosa” by Mel Allen, September/October 2016


STEPHEN KING

READ THE STORY:“The Man Who Writes Nightmares” by Mel Allen, March 1979


WIL SMITH

READ THE STORY:“Wil Smith’s Fast Break” by Mel Allen, December 2000


STEVEN CALLAHAN

READ THE STORY:“Lost at Sea” by Steven Callahan, January 1986


THE BACHELDER FAMILY

Illustration by Ru_iStock

READ THE STORY:“Fire on the Farm” by Mel Allen, March/April 2007


BRENDAN LOUGHLIN

Brendan Loughlin’s art bursts from the fences of Guilford, Connecticut.
Photo Credit : John Madere

READ THE STORY:“Still Life” by Mel Allen, January 2008


SUSAN HAUGHWORT

Wilmington, Vermont, Town Clerk Susan Haughwout, in the archive vault at the town offices.
Photo Credit : Jonathan Gitelson

READ THE STORY:“Tropical Storm Irene Will Never Be Forgotten” by Ian Aldrich, July/August 2016


BARNEY ROBERG

READ THE STORY: “Barney Roberg’s Impossible Choice” by L. Michael McCartney, May 1980


CONNIE SMALL

READ THE STORY: “Keeper of the Lighthouse Keeper” by Mel Allen, August 1982


LAURA BRIDGMAN

READ THE STORY: “The Education of Laura Bridgman” by P. Bradley Nutting, October 1987