Along with musical performances and talks by members of the Black Empowerment Council, Gov. Maura Healey highlighted the ...

Springfield’s Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton Harris is being recognized for her contributions to Black History to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The SC Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) administers the States’s historical marker program which was established in 1936, and is one of the oldest in the United States. This ...

In collaboration with the Adams Historical Society and the Adams Free Library, the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum will hold a celebration of Anthony's 205th birthday at 2 p.m. Sunday, ...

Estimates say that millions of dollars and tens of thousands of acres of land throughout New England were given to soldiers ...

Research on Boston's Home for Aged Colored Women offers a poignant window into a past we only thought we knew.

A narwhal tusk that is nearly seven feet long is extremely rare. Here's where you can see it in Massachusetts.

The 153-year-old California Historical Society is winding down operations in San Francisco and is slated to transfer its vast ...

Black Americans who were pioneers in the military, journalism and women’s sports called Boston home during the 19th century.

"Maple Sugaring and Ioka Valley Farm," an illustrated talk by Missy Leab, will be presented at a public meeting of the Stephentown Historical Society on Sunday, Feb. 2.

With the Southwick Historical Society announcing a special fundraising campaign to help complete its acquisition of a10.52-acre parcel on College Highway adjacent to its property, an anonymous donor ...

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.