Before the American Revolution, which everyone knows about, six – count ‘em, six – French and Indian Wars engulfed the region for...
The world’s first known department store Santa Claus owned his own store and paid his employees good wages. He gave them shares...
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
The great 1755 earthquake was part of a series of earthquakes (probably related to each other) that wracked both sides of the...
The Little Ice Age changed New England history in ways that historians are only beginning to understand. Though scientists don’t agree on...
A Loyalist House was likely to be seized and sold when the American Revolution broke out. Many colonies passed laws that let...