A fresh clue to the lost colonists’ fate emerged when curators backlit this 16th-century map ... to England, he found Sir Walter Raleigh, the colony’s wealthy patron, busy organizing a new ...

BOSTON - One of the rarest colonial coins will be on sale from a coin dealer in Boston. The 1652 New England threepence is expected to fetch a price tag well over a million dollars. There are ...

This action by the British Parliament thwarts both Virginia's land-speculating gentry and land-seeking small farmers.

New Hampshire’s colonial ... to raise money to repay his colony’s debts — and enrich himself in the process. Image from Wikimedia Commons Just examine a map, and you’ll see that Vermont ...

We have to remember that this was in the early days of the Greenland colony, which had only a small number of settlers itself, and to have so much of its resources directed toward a perilous new ...

Boston, the capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, features neighborhoods with names and identities that still hold strong to their colonial beginnings. Some neighborhoods ...

In the late, chill spring of 1886, with morning frost still on the ground at eleven, the Queen left Windsor by private train early on May 4 to open the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in South ...

The article examines the historical transformations and disappearances of various countries influenced by wars, ...

From theater and dance performances to comedy shows and concerts, see what’s on the calendar around the Hub this fall.

In my opinion, Vermont is the most picturesque of the New England states. I’m definitely biased by my ... and Vermont Tourism makes it easy to find a fun way to explore, with maps of scenic byways and ...

Step into this charming farmhouse-style Colonial, a warm & inviting gem nestled in a neighborhood ... ceiling living room w/skylights & a wood-burning stove for those chilly New England days. Step ...

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, ...