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South Shore cemeteries are eternal sources of local history. Here are some famous ones
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhen Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy opened in 1855, the first person to buy a plot was Charles...
Angela Davis Shocked To Learn She’s A Descendant Of The Mayflower On ‘Finding Your Roots’
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a guest on PBS show Finding Your Roots, Angela Davis — Civil Rights activist, philosopher and...
Black History Month should serve as a reminder to all Americans | Opinion
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoBlack History Month is a time for observance and remembrance of important events and people of Black...
Faces of Black Heritage: A look at Black heritage with Sarasota leaders, trailblazers
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn celebration of the nationally observed and recognized Black History Month, the Herald-Tribune is...
Wampanoag's 'We Are The Land' comes to Emerson's Cutler Majestic Theater for two shows
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBefore a pilgrim stepped foot in Massachusetts, the Wampanoag people were living on their land. For...
Women, whose forefathers founded the nation, work to carry on their legacy
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMost motorists who zip along Riverside Drive between Hayden Run and West Dublin-Granville roads...
'A lot of Wolcott history': Marblehead welcomes Lighthouse keeper's relatives at reunion
News Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMARBLEHEAD — Ottawa County is proud of its nautical history, which includes the Marblehead...
A home with history: Braintree's Jechonias Thayer House
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNewport has its mansions, but the South Shore has its own grand historical homes where the public...
Champlain residents traces maternal lineage to the Mayflower
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 15—CHAMPLAIN — Champlain resident John H. Berkman, Jr. is one of 35 million descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims. It was another matter for him to prove to the Mayflower Society his lineage ...
'The blood be on your head': Taunton history etched into the gravestones at Plain Cemetery
Taunton Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAUNTON — You’ve probably driven by it hundreds of times. You’re cruising along Broadway, just past...