When French-Canadians came to work in New England’s textile mills in the later 19th century they sparked conspiracy theories of an immigrant...
Before the American Revolution, which everyone knows about, six – count ‘em, six – French and Indian Wars engulfed the region for...
The Ladies of Gray had good reason to despise the Confederacy and its people. The small Maine town sent 200 of its...
Island castaways don’t have it easy. Just ask Robinson Crusoe. Yet, for centuries, medical and political authorities relied on the general inaccessibility...
With Mother’s Day soon upon us, it’s a good time for a reminder about heroic moms. For much of New England history,...
Some people believe that the Rough Riders were almost all cowboys from out West. After all, it had earned the nickname “The...