In 1939, the greatest submarine rescue in history was undertaken off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H. This is the second part of...
There’s more to being a Boston Brahmin than simply having an early Puritan ancestor, graduating from Harvard and living on Beacon Hill....
Henry Lee Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881, and for nearly 40 years made it an unparalleled success. Until, that...
Leonard Bernstein became one of the most successful musicians in American history, conducting the New York Philharmonic for years and composing works...
In January 1882, Francis Marion Crawford was an unemployed 27-year-old with no job prospects, living in Boston with his aunt, Julia Ward...
At a grand New Year’s Day party in 1903, the legendary Isabella Stewart Gardner served her two favorite foods: donuts and champagne....