Thousands of one-room schoolhouses once educated New England children, some well into the 20th century. Small, utilitarian buildings, they usually lacked plumbing...
A surprise German U-boat visit to Newport Harbor during World War I started with pleasantries and ended with mayhem just south of...
Lovers leaps are nearly always found in isolated spots where a fall could kill you. They tend to inspire tales of romantic...
In 1908, police in New Hampshire drew up a complaint against Madelon Kenmore, a woman they knew as Madelon Coburn. The charge...
Revolutionary holidays didn’t start and end with Independence Day. When the Revolutionary War ended, Trumbull, Conn., celebrated with A Great Jubilee Day...
Chicken family style evolved in Northern Rhode Island during the Great Depression, and even today people will drive for miles and wait...