Richard Potter, the son of a former slave, won fame and fortune with a bag of magic tricks and a voice that...
Henry Thoreau wouldn’t have been Henry Thoreau without his sisters, Helen and Sophia Thoreau. Or his brother, for that matter. But John...
You wouldn’t want to see one of New England’s historic buildings, landscapes or icons without knowing about its hidden past, would you?...
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? is the popular name of a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on the...
David Ruggles helped 600 enslaved people to freedom during the 1830s despite attempts to kill him, kidnap him and burn down his...
Trying to pick six historic apple orchards in New England may be a fool’s errand. As Maine apple expert John Bunker explains,...