When Conrad Liesemer was 16 years old, he and his brother, Peter, then 14, left their homeland in Germany and arrived in Boston. There the boys got a job on a farm that was owned by a wealthy farmer. The …
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Started in 1923, Mt. Pleasant Hardware has continued to serve customers in Providence, Rhode Island, for over a century. Owner Marc Gillson says the store has found success for 100 years thanks to the ability to transform as the market …
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A focus on helping the community and serving other small businesses has been key to Curtis Lumber’s storied 134-year history. The operation currently has 23 locations in New York and Vermont. In 1827, Captain Isaac Henry Curtiss built the first …
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