Or rather, New England farm families were digging up dead ... modern scholars continue to unearth the stories of real-life “vampires,” whose historic tragedies underlie classics like Dracula ...

While Harris offered a glimpse of daily life in the colonies, she also offered her views on the politicians of the day. In 1860, prominent politician John A. Macdonald and other members of the ...

The Connecticut state archaeologist, Nick Bellantoni, soon determined that the hillside contained a colonial-era farm cemetery. New England is ... in death and life. During his Middletown lecture ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial ... by the dawn of the new century, the majority of Africans and African Americans were slaves for life.

With passage to the Colonies ... of the colonial elite, but for the majority of indentured servants that survived the treacherous journey by sea and the harsh conditions of life in the New World ...

war has played a significant role in the history of the indigenous peoples of New England and the Atlantic Northeast. From pre-colonial times through the American Revolution, conflict and warfare has ...

every season brings a new reason to love New England. But the area's typically high costs, unfavorable tax policies and harsh winters are common deterrents for retirees. But some New England ...

Researchers from the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University ... to one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England. The man who once owned the home was Pompey ...

The French, Spanish, and Portuguese competed with the British for colonies under the belief that no great nation could exist and be self-sufficient without colonial resources. Because of this ...