I don’t know if you’ve ever visited Plymouth, Massachusetts, but if you do you’re likely able to walk the decks of a ...

There was some debate in 1782 about selecting a national bird. The bald eagle was a symbol of strength, courage, freedom and ...

The woods and hills, the low density, the open space, and gentle air prompted many of the first European settlers of the ...

When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, they encountered thornless vines covered with small, red fruit growing in boggy regions of the area. Native Americans valued this fruit and called it ...

What you thought was eaten at the first Thanksgiving is probably historically inaccurate. The feast featured autumnal foods native to Massachusetts.

Among these waves of Puritan colonists perhaps the most important migration occurred in 1630, when John Winthrop led the so-called Winthrop Fleet, with 700 colonists travelling on eleven ships. This ...

He was a descendant of Henry Samson, a passenger on the Mayflower, which arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. Mr. Elliott enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and served in the Hospital Corps ...

Made up of six states, this region in the north east of the US is best known for its history and culture, but its coastal ...

Occultism and nation-building have been strangely intertwined, particularly in the gestation of America, writes Ed Simon ...

If you like spooky stuff, graveyards, or history, check out the oldest active graveyard in America with tombstones almost 350 years old... located in New England.

When you hear of Massachusetts, Boston is often the first city that comes to mind, and for good reason. After all, it is the ...