Identifying New England’s oldest libraries is no easy task. In the early days of European settlement, book collections took many different forms....
Once the most famous architect of his day, Ralph Adams Cram designed many churches, schools and libraries throughout New England. He also...
Marian MacDowell was a 50-year-old woman tending a sick husband in 1907 when she founded the New Hampshire institution that nurtured some...
To his admirers, Gen. James Wilson of Keene, N.H., commanded respect and admiration. He acquired wealth and renown in the decades before...
This photo of the Peterborough Town Library in New Hampshire dates to 1906, but the library itself goes back to 1833. It’s the oldest...
On Sept. 21, 1938, New Englanders started out enjoying what looked like a decent fall day. No one was paid attention to...