Like most people accused of witchcraft, Hannah Cranna had a difficult temperament. Some might call her a shrew. She demanded favors of...
Shortly after the American Civil War, a new kind of neighborhood emerged in New England cities: a Little Italy. They were poor,...
A Massachusetts jury acquitted Mary Webster of witchcraft in 1683, but her Hadley neighbors still thought her a witch – especially since...
Before she won acclaim as a novelist, Edith Wharton advised wealthy people about how to beautify their mansions. She wrote a book...
By the opening of the American Revolution, William Beadle was a successful Connecticut merchant and patriot. Before the end of it, he...
Forget the corned beef and cabbage, break out the zeppole! March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day, time to trade in the green...