History

While the American Bald Eagle is a symbol for America, in many ways it should be Castor canadensis, the North American beaver for without it and the industry that developed around its pelts, America as a nation may have never had gotten of the ground, so to speak. There are …

The term “leper” typically conjures up images of people in India or biblical stories, but beyond that, there is not a heck of a lot known about the disease, its history or even that it has a connection with Massachusetts. Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease named after the Norwegian doctor Dr. …

If you want to get right to the meat and potatoes and are familiar with the series, skip the intro. Intro People are fascinated by their family’s background and asking someone what they “are” will uncover a lot about a person’s identity, family history, and their sense of identity – …

To celebrate the release of its newest book — Under Sun, Stars and Sails: A Whaling Family’s Life at Sea by Marsha Hall Brown, Spinner Publications will hold a book launch event and signing on Thursday, July 11, 2019 from 5:00 to 5:45 p.m. at the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s …

“So I have an idea and a correction I was wondering if you could bring up to the mayor or write a story. So I’m very into the local history in New Bedford or just the city in general. The two things I’d like to bring up is: • The …

While America isn’t as old as most of the world’s nations, we’ve been steaming along for just shy of two and a half centuries now. Long enough to describe many places as “old” and certainly long enough that we’ve forgotten the who, what and why of place names. I can’t …

Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases, the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …

Christopher Michaud, Director of Public Health in Dartmouth published the following Rabid Raccoon and Rabies Advisory: “Earlier in the week, Dartmouth Animal Control responded to a residence in the vicinity of Fisher Pines Way for an incident involving a raccoon and a person. On May 21, 2019, the Massachusetts Department …

Here is another installment in our Who Remembers? series. You can browse previous articles by using the search bar on the right or by clicking here. These articles are strolls down memory lane. In some cases, the buildings, but new businesses have replaced them. In other instances, the buildings or …

When natural disasters like tornadoes and earthquakes come up New England isn’t the first region to pop up, but rather Central United States’s Tornado Alley or Alaska and California, respectively. Most think of hurricanes, Nor-easters, and blizzards. However, in fact, New England in general and Massachusetts specifically, have had our …