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In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMaids, who invariably lived with their employers, were especially vulnerable. Brownie Harris/Corbis...
Find Out How Much You Really Know With These *150* U.S. History Trivia Questions
Parade via Yahoo News· 8 months agoU.S. history is absolutely fascinating—the good, bad and ugly, every minute of our history has...
Why you should summer in Cape Ann, Massachusetts’ laid-back ‘Other Cape’
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoGloucester, Massachusetts, sits 40 miles north of Boston on the rocky peninsula of Cape Ann, the...
The South Shore As It Was: These resorts attracted the rich and famous from near and far
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe South Shore of Massachusetts Bay was once a favorite resort destination during the second half...
Which Native American tribes live or once lived in present-day Rhode Island?
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThanksgiving is one of the few times of the year when many modern-day Americans think back to the...
South Shore cemeteries are eternal sources of local history. Here are some prominent ones
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoWhen Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy opened in 1855, the first person to buy a plot was Charles...
Aurora History: A Pirate drops anchor in Aurora
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAurora’s early settlers were farmers and merchants. Most came overland from New England following old Native America trails and those cleared through Pennsylvania by the British and French during ...
The Oldest Building in Each State
Cheapism via AOL· 2 years agoJeffGoulden/iStockphoto The United States is a relatively young country, but it still has plenty of history to explore. And one of the best ways to trace...
Native Americans in Massachusetts urge boycott of ‘tone deaf’ Pilgrim museum
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular...
What Is the Oldest City in America? A Look at the Top 11
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEmbarking on a journey through the United States' historical landscape to learn about the oldest...
