Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...

The North Andover Historical Society (NAHS), in collaboration with several North Andover High School students under the guidance of North Andover Middle School (NAMS) teacher Pat McGravey, ...

Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate Easter on the same date, Sunday, April 20. This coincidence last occurred in 2017 and will next happen in 2028. Both churches follow the same guiding ...

Massachusetts 250 is partnering with local businesses to host a variety of celebratory events. Here are 10 of them, including one on Cape Cod.

Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover ...

April 23 marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Rally on Boston Common, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In what became the first major Civil Rights march in the Northeast, more than 20,000 gather ...

On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...