We are releasing our latest episode a few days early: Happy Halloween! This week, we deep dive into broom making in New England. Making brooms is a universal human activity, but in the late 1700s, it became commercialized in America for the first time in New England. First, Native Americans made brooms and sold them to colonists. Then, a farmer planted some broomcorn. Learn all about America’s first (?) side hustle by clicking the player below! Or, find and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thorough show notes and sources at https://tinyurl.com/ycyya2a9.
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