Before it was set in November, the Thanksgiving holiday bounced across calendars for years, and was almost entirely forgotten ...

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

The emphasis on the Pilgrims’ feast narrowed conceptions of who belongs in America, excluding groups like Native Americans, ...

In this week’s column, Ross Eric Gibson recounts the story of the Rev. Samuel Hopkins Willey of Santa Cruz Congregational ...

The ceremony is a formality dating back to the Reformation and saw the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral meeting to ...

Connecticut's 1639 colonial celebration is often considered one of the first times a government had issued a "public ...

On Friday morning, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that women may now begin a full-time mission at ...

In the 1770s many local families answered the call for the creation of a new nation. Among them was that of Simon Wehr, who, ...

Nothing wrong with asking for a little hope from our higher beings. Who doesn’t need a bit of that now and then?

The Christmas spirit in New Bedford and Fall River is showcased in a new faith-based film being shown locally and on Amazon ...

Roger Williams University history Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about Roger Williams and a ...