A newly analyzed medieval manuscript suggests that sailors from the same region as Christopher Columbus may have known about ...

Richard Higgins, a former Globe reporter, is author of “Thoreau’s God” and “Thoreau and the Language of Trees.” On April 19, Concord and the nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Fight at ...

A compromise between the Belle W. Baruch Foundation and the DeBordieu Colony could eventually ensure public access to some of Georgetown County's marshland.

IN HIS 1879 book, “The History of Newport, New Hampshire, from 1766 to 1878” Edmund Wheeler was generous in referencing ...

The contrast between New Bern’s manicured historic district and this wild landscape provides perspective on how the natural ...

Valdez's latest historical novel, Happy Land, offers a bold interpretation of the real-life Kingdom of the Happy Land.