Historic gardens have a special appeal to New Englanders if only because of our harsh winters and long dreary springs. Though they...
Before presidential libraries, there were presidential houses, and every New England state has at least one. Massachusetts, of course, was the birthplace...
Identifying the largest historic districts in New England was no easy task because, let’s face it, we’re dripping with history. You can...
When First Lady Jackie Kennedy visited England in 1961, society photographer Cecil Beaton met her at a dinner party. In his journal...
Ethel Kennedy loved to be the center of attention, but she couldn’t compete with her sister-in-law, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Ethel was outdoorsy...
The educational reformer who founded Miss Porter’s School in 1843 could not have imagined the fame, fortune, scandal and accomplishment her students...