Crime & Scandal
Provincetown in the late 1960s was a mecca for outsiders: young hippies, homosexuals of all ages and Portuguese Americans. Tony Costa fit two of those …
Arts & Leisure
New England was well ahead of the game when it came to integrating professional sports, and a man from a city nearly in its center, …
Politics & Military
The French alliance with the American colonies in the Revolutionary War set in motion a series of events that left British warships, including the frigate …
Business & Labor
The first colonial American printing press appeared in 1638 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628-1691), founded by English Puritans. The focus was on religious works, …
Religion & Social Movements
The New England Women’s Club, formed in Boston in 1868, fostered social interaction through various activities designed for self-improvement. Although the pioneering club had its …
Science & Nature
In the 19th century, New Hampshire went into a frenzy of naming the White Mountains, from Attitash (the Indian name for blueberries) to Zealand (no …
