#MeToo
I was alone in my best friend’s room, sitting at the end of her bed, putting on my shoes. My mother was…
Halloween at Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, Maryland
My eyes welled up as I pushed the needle through the red fabric. I was replacing a button on a cape I’d…
April in Massachusetts
The wild daffodils are blooming in the back woods! April in Massachusetts is a time when life re-emerges, picks up pace, moves…
RMS Queen Mary II 10th Anniversary
“The waterfront of Boston is our Beverly Hills; it’s where we learned about life,” former Mayor Ray Flynn told visitors aboard RMS…
Two Days in Williamsburg (and a Night in Jamestown)
Patrick Henry stood in front of Virginia’s capitol building and read aloud the Declaration of Independence, reminding the gathered crowd of the…
Fredericksburg, Virginia: From Revolution to Civil War
Say “Fredericksburg” and most people think of Civil War history. That’s understandable. The Virginia town was home to one of that conflict’s…