Boivin’s Fancy Teas was established in Fall River by Stanislas Boivin – a French Canadian immigrant – in 1898. The tea shop, located at 770 County Street, was in business for thirty-three years, operating under that name until Mr. Boivin’s death in 1931. Even though the business would no longer bear the name “Boivin,” their…
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) of Fall River was founded circa 1883. Their pledge, according to their 1885 quarterly convention pamphlet: “I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from all distilled, fermented and malt Liquors, including Wine, Beer, and Cider, as a beverage, and to employ all proper means to discourage the…