Over the next twelve months, this column will periodically discuss one of those American founding principles in the hope of ...

"A big goal of the exhibit was the (Pequots) wanted to share the history of their people, but also reinforce the idea that Pequots are ... still here, despite everything that has happened to them." ...

WINCHESTER - Last year, the state closed Shannon Beach in Winchester (located at the Upper Mystic Lake) due to what the Department of Public Health calls “bacterial exceedance.” This means ...

If you're looking to make plans, we've got you covered! Things To Do rounds up local events happening this week in Fall River ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

It’s incorrect to say that simply because people belonged to the same church, they agreed with one another, writes.

John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

I believe most of us know the first few words from the Declaration of Independence, and those words are beautiful, but the ...

There is a reason why would-be autocrats always make it a priority to go after the historians. Controlling the narrative of ...

Municipalities all over the commonwealth have begun celebrating Massachusetts 250 and thanks to a great effort by the Historical Commission, the high school’s National History Honor Society and the We ...

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.