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Small boutiques and shops on the island There are several Marthas in America: Martha Washington, Martha Stewart and .... Martha's Vinyard, the famous island south of Cape Cod. The island once lived from whaling, but was conquered by day-trippers and tourists in the 19th century. Many presidents spent their holidays there. The list of millionaires who have their houses on the island seems endless. Reason enough to pay the island a visit. There are various ferries to Martha's Vinyard. The car ferries are not cheap, so the car stays on the mainland. Every hour, large boats with hundreds of tourists...

What exactly are Vidalia onions? We at American Heritage get this question quite often, since one of our most popular Stonewall Kitchen sauces is called Vidalia Onion Fig Sauce . Because I saw them in the supermarket today, I wanted to introduce them on our blog. The Vidalia onion is a mild, sweet onion about the size of an apple. Its name, as indicated by the small "R," is protected. It has been cultivated in Georgia since 1930, where the mild winters necessary for this type of onion are found. Harvested from April to June, it is therefore only available...

Above all, avoid rushing. "Is that Shaker style?" we are asked this question every now and then when we present our rocking chairs. Not exactly, but similar. What exactly is Shaker design? This is best understood by looking a little into the history of the Shakers. The Shakers formed in the 18th century in England around Ann Lee from a splinter group of the Quakers. The Shakers became known for their whirling and shaking during religious experiences. Often met with hostility because of her behavior, Ann Lee emigrated to America in 1774 with eight people and founded the first Shaker...

Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin had runners under his chair in 1787, making him the inventor of the rocking chair. Since the beginning of the 18th century, additional runners have been increasingly attached to chairs to make sitting more comfortable. Over time, rocking chairs in all styles have been made from a wide variety of materials. President Kennedy helped the rocking chair to gain further popularity when he brought the first such piece of furniture into the White House in 1961. The chair from the famous Oval Office can still be seen today in the John F. Kennedy Library...