Cotton Mather and Samuel Sewall were close and lifelong friends. They moved in the same Boston social circles, shared companions, dined together and...
Increase Mather could see King Philip’s War coming from his pulpit. All around him he saw sinful activity: periwigs, high prices, tippling...
As Halloween approaches, we thought it appropriate to look at some of the most historic cemeteries in New England. Cemeteries are almost...
Revolutionary holidays didn't start and end with Independence Day. When the Revolutionary War ended, Trumbull, Conn., celebrated with A Great Jubilee Day...
In 1914, all the the world, including her hometown of Farmington, Maine, strained its ears for any word that the voice of...
In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. He planned to hook them...
The Mark Twain Library in Redding, Conn., started with 200 books donated by local resident Mark Twain – books he’d scribbled over...
During the Gilded Age, gentleman farms were an important element of the upper-class lifestyle. They served as formal summer mansions and working...
George Washington possessed a unique set of qualities that inspired the people of 13 British colonies to fight for their freedom and...
The Valentine has pleased and perturbed people since Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent one to his wife from the Tower of London...