Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for ...

Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, which one might think would make it a hands-down joyous occasion. Nope. Christmas ...

Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about the violent origins of Thanksgiving and his book Our History Is the Future. “This ...

Settlers in Massachusetts needed cash, but England wouldn't send any. So, they created their own mint in Boston and began ...

A small silver coin that was struck in 17th century Boston just sold for $2.5 million dollars. The 1652 Massachusetts ...

A rare 1652 Massachusetts threepence, one of the first coins minted in colonial America, has shattered auction records, sold ...

Joy reigned, as recorded in the diaries of the Pilgrims.For over 150 years until 1789, various types of Thanksgiving services ...

In 1652, New England settlers opened their own mint against the rules established by the British royalty that governed them.

No one knows quite what to do with Thanksgiving since most of what we think of as “tradition” is bogus, former Historic ...

Every November, articles recount the arrival of 17th century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious ...

Stories are told about the founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony and the celebration of the first Thanksgiving feast. In the popular mind, the two groups are synonymous. In the story of the ...