Massachusetts was the sixth state to join the Union. However, Massachusetts is home to the second colony to be founded of the original 13 colonies, meaning the state's foundations are older than most.

In 2014, she founded the New York City-based design gallery Colony, with the aim of instilling commercial viability into burgeoning design firms.

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Ten years after the Pilgrims first settled near Plymouth Rock, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was officially founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by Gov. John Winthrop. In ...

As we prepare to celebrate the founding of this nation, let’s keep this in mind: Religious liberty is fundamental to American ...

A narrow red brick path winds through the sidewalks of downtown Boston, connecting 17 historic sites tied to the city’s colonial history as the incubator of the American Revolution. But the red line ...

TAUNTON — Taunton's own Old Colony History Museum is featured on an episode of the Rhode Island public television show "Treasures Inside the Museum." WSBE-TV spokesman Faythann Fallon said the ...

Meet the American who shared sensational accounts of UFO encounters. John Winthrop was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — his journal of colonial life is essential to American history.

Charles Creighton, an eastern North Carolina business and civic leader and founder of Colony Tire, has died. He was 81.

As one of the oldest states in the country, Massachusetts is filled with rich history. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan refugees from England led by John ...

Cases involving Quock Walker from 1781 to 1783 resulted in a ruling that slavery had been abolished under the Massachusetts Constitution.