An important facet of queer history in the U.S. partly originated in Boston. The post What is a ‘Boston marriage’? appeared ...

In historian Robin Bernstein's new book "Freeman's Challenge," raising questions of the for-profit prison industry ...

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

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

And just west of Boston Common sits Boston Public Garden ... you will notice a few upscale restaurants sharing blocks with charming 19th-century row houses. Charlestown is located to the north ...

Beacon Hill is arguably Boston's most beautiful neighborhood ... of African Americans who lived in Beacon Hill during the 19th century. The neighborhood of Beacon Hill is free to visit and ...

Former U.S. Army Captain Joseph P. Connolly ’85, who received numerous awards during his service, will be the guest speaker at the 19th Annual Boston College Veterans Remembrance Mass and Ceremony on ...

Boston Common Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 50.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the ...

But one Boston woman managed to perform exactly the ... having attached the pedometer to a piston rod. These 19th-century hacks presage a 21st-century example: In response to insurance companies ...

In the mid-19th century, naturalist poet Henry David Thoreau thoroughly lamented the expansion of the railroad. Thoreau was ...

A shipwreck from the 1800s has been uncovered during construction in Boston. A Boston city archaeologist said it appeared the vessel was carrying lime, which was used for masonry at the time.