13 Bizarre Christmas Laws You Never Knew Actually Existed
Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, which one might think would make it a hands-down joyous occasion. Nope. Christmas ...
Colonial-era Bible chronicling family of Old North Church builder to be given to church
The descendants of Ebenezer Clough, the master brick layer who built the Old North Church in 1723, will present the church ...
A tale of two colonizing peoples, the Puritans and Pilgrims
Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s. Puritans wanted the English Protestant ...
Why is Thanksgiving a holiday of celebration for American Jews?
Joy reigned, as recorded in the diaries of the Pilgrims.For over 150 years until 1789, various types of Thanksgiving services ...
Lakota Historian Nick Estes on Thanksgiving, Settler Colonialism & Continuing Indigenous Resistance
Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about the violent origins of Thanksgiving and his book Our History Is the Future. “This ...
How first Pilgrims, Puritans differed in views on religion and respect for Native Americans
An early example of Pilgrim respect for the humanity of Native Americans came from the pen of Edward Winslow. Winslow was one ...
Model train museum brings mini Boston neighborhoods to life with intricate detail
The Bay State Model Railroad Museum on South Street in Roslindale is a non-profit that's run entirely by unpaid volunteers.
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Mass. prosperity at risk as Trump targets immigration
The Legislature should pass a bill prohibiting local involvement in federal immigration enforcement actions. Doing so would signal solidarity with the state’s immigrant communities.