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When it comes to buying Valentine's Day gifts, Massachusetts residents are some of the top ten worst procrastinators in the country.
MHS library staff members answer reference questions from far and near through e-mail, chat, mail, social media, and by phone on a daily ...
January is Stalking Awareness Month
See the latest announcement from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Red Cross blood donors will receive a $10 Amazon gift card during February.
David Mugar, a philanthropist who helped create the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular has died, his family said.
Researchers have explained why Massachusetts residents stock up on milk, eggs and bread whenever snow is in the forecast.
Learn about these State Library collections in this week's blog post!
As more and more people turn to recreational marijuana, excise taxes on cannabis surpass excise taxes on alcohol in Massachusetts.
Seeking opportunity and community following the War for Independence, growing coastal hubs like Boston became attractive destinations fo ...
Billie Farrell is the first woman to serve as captain of the USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship.
Like many younger siblings, Thomas Boylston Adams experienced a combination of gratitude and annoyance at his older brother John Quincy' ...
Health care isn’t the only industry feeling the pinch on the Cape.
Learn More about them in our New Blog Post!
Businesses around Boston brace for a whirlwind of changes that will hit every part of the city this weekend.
Mary was born in 1869. When she wrote to the MHS, she was 64 years old and had lived in Lynn her whole life.
PANDAS causes a child’s immune system to attack healthy brain cells.
On his book: Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front
Here's a list of the Red Cross blood drives coming up near you.
With the start of a new year, many of my thoughts turn toward the zodiac, since many friends' and family's birthdays are around the holi ...
As per its name, this almanac provides some extra details that make it accessible to a younger audience.
See the latest announcement from Boston Parks and Recreation.
The tent city at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard has generated lots of headlines and little solution.
See the latest announcement from the State Library of Massachusetts.
While some were obvious — vaccines, I-95 standoff — there were surprises in the list of stories that resonated with Patch readers in 2021.
On 22 December 1874, two sisters wrote to Santa Claus from Columbus, Georgia. Lucy and Judy Caldwell attended the Claflin school, which ...
Red Cross blood donors will be entered for a chance to win tickets to the Super Bowl.
Nubian Square Lights Up for Christmas, Kwanzaa
Harvard students are told not to return from Christmas break and Bruins games are postponed until at least Dec. 26 amid the latest surge.
Mary hadn’t actually known her grandfather for the first two decades of her life.
When English and European colonists arrived in what is now New England, they were overwhelmed by what they perceived as tractless wilder ...
This is part two of a two-part series discussing the history of shoes and fashion. Read part one: Wedding Dresses & Shoes Before & After ...
These wedding shoes were made for Rebecca Tailer, a woman from a well-connected family in Boston, who married Mather Byles on 11 June 17 ...
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