New England cities and towns used to vie for colonial and state capitals the way they now court sports stadiums, with the...
Just after the American Revolution, an English essayist named William Gifford reported that some Americans planned to substitute Hebrew as the official language...
Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the...
The people of Taunton, Mass., celebrate the Taunton Flag with a friendly festival on their green every October. But when first raised...
Terrific lightning storms unsettled New England colonists during the summer of 1768, when rising tensions with Great Britain led to conflict and...
On a cold and snowy New Year’s Eve in 1843, Amasa Sprague finished a large family dinner in his Cranston, R.I., mansion...