It’s a small state, but my home state of Massachusetts is filled with family-friendly activities. From the historic ...

Boston unveils a restored 1729 gravestone tied to Sebastian Lake — a rare early marker for a free Black person. City ...

That Appalachian Trail sign isn’t just a marker — it’s a personal invitation you’d be foolish to decline. Photo credit: Dennis Fried Let’s be honest — most people think of Massachusetts history and ...

Determined locals turned the roads, beaches, and parks of the Massachusetts into a sea of red, white, and blue on Saturday, ...

Festivities in Boston are scheduled throughout the day, culminating on the Charles River for a Boston Pops concert followed ...

Explore five historic destinations, from Boston's Freedom Trail to Mount Vernon, that bring America's founding to life for ...

How will you celebrate Independence Day this year? Boston will mark the semiquincentennial on Saturday with a parade, ...

Beyond big names like Paul Revere and John Adams are thousands more New Englanders who fought for patriotism with little to ...

From Revolutionary War-era Boston to John F. Kennedy’s favorite booth, Union Oyster House has served oysters—and history—for ...

Here’s a fun fact: the most important day in American history happened along what’s now a pleasant jogging trail. Minute Man ...

Not even a heat wave could deter Jeremiah Poope, a Boston Freedom Trail icon and budding social media sensation.

We were encouraged to say the Civil War was a fight over states’ rights, that some people thought it was about the South’s ...