Herbert Barnum Seeley inherited a large portion of his grandfather P.T. Barnum’s estate, but none of his common sense. In December of...
Few criminals built a record as long or as celebrated as Henry Tufts. While history of the colonial era tends to focus...
In honor of President’s Day, the New England Historical Society brings you another guide to how to eat like a president. We...
New Englanders have always had the Bible for directions on how to get to heaven. Since 1792, they’ve had The Old Farmer’s...
Hurricane Carol, one of the worst to hit New England, was so ferocious the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration retired the name...
The year 1816 was known as ‘The Year Without a Summer’ in New England because six inches of snow fell in June...