The BIS celebrated its 200th anniversary with a gathering on April 18 at the Wellington House, formerly known as the ...

In Worcester, Boland and Wright got to work charting the course of the proposed canal. They focused on the neighborhoods of ...

Discover inspiring immigrant journeys from early settlers to modern refugees whose courage and remarkable contributions have ...

Columnist Ruben Navarrette writes that if people are “going to get so worked up over immigration,” they should “have a better ...

From the commentary, "If you're going to get so worked up over immigration, you ought to at least have a better understanding ...

Tobias Boland was an Irish immigrant — by way of the Erie Canal ... Tobias Francis Boland's role in changing the landscape of the mid-1800s is a key part of Worcester's written history.

Earlier this year, wildfires ravaged Los Angeles for almost a month. Destroying historical landmarks and reshaping the city ...

Stepping briefly away from business activities, Reford married Maggie McCord in 1862 in Toronto. The couple’s joy was short lived when the bride died the next year. In 1866, Reford married Katherine ...

Look for the looming London plane with branches thick as tree trunks. It’s been anchored in East Cambridge for centuries – a ...