For centuries, historians thought the four young More children who arrived on the Mayflower were homeless orphans. Not until 1959 did a...
The year 1656 wasn’t the first time Mary Bliss Parsons of Northampton was accused of witchcraft. Nineteen years later, in 1675, she...
The mystery of why Alice Bishop cut her four-year-old daughter’s throat in Plymouth Colony still lingers 370 years later. Alice didn’t deny...
The name “John Hay” pops up frequently in American history, especially during the second half of the 19th century. John Hay was...
Collecting sap for maple syrup may be the best thing about early spring in New England. Which of course damns it with...
With friends like Richard Cutts, James Madison didn’t need enemies. Though Cutts was the rare New Englander who supported Mr. Madison’s War,...