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"Samoset in the Streets of Plymouth," Illustration circa 1906

Squanto: The Former Slave

Squanto was a Native American from the Patuxet tribe who taught the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony how to survive in New England. Squanto was able to communicate with the pilgrims… Read more »

Colonial Era   
Danvers State Hospital Kirkbride Complex circa 1893

History of Danvers State Hospital

Danvers State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital built in 1874 on Hathorne Hill. The hill is a 257-foot-high glacial drumlin located in Danvers, Massachusetts, which was originally known as Salem… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Map of the Lakeville area, circa 1893

The Disturbance of the Indian Shore Cemetery

In October of 2008, a local historian determined four gravestones that had been propped up against a tree in Lakeville, Massachusetts, for many years had come from an unknown location…. Read more »

Colonial Era   
John Wilkes Booth’s Boston Property

John Wilkes Booth’s Boston Property

In 1863, after John Wilkes Booth made a small fortune as a popular stage actor, he bought property in the newly created Back Bay neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, intending to… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Abraham Lincoln’s Massachusetts Roots

Abraham Lincoln’s Massachusetts Roots

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and grew up in Indiana, yet he had deep New England roots. Although Lincoln was never able to confirm it during his lifetime, he… Read more »

Industrial Era   

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