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Within the town of Concord, Massachusetts, history is everywhere. Whether it be sites related to literary icons or the famed battles, it seems like almost every street corner has a story to tell. That includes the Colonial Inn, a renowned establishment once owned by Henry David Thoreau’s family, and, according to some, haunted by guests […]
Alors que les projets miniers se multiplient au Canada, menaçant les terres autochtones, certains membres des Premières Nations organisent la lutte face aux entreprises extractivistes et aux gouvernements. Source link
5 July 12, 1562, marked a significant and tragic episode in the history of the Yucatan Peninsula: the Maní auto de fe. This event, directed by Friar Diego de Landa, represents one of the most notorious manifestations of religious and cultural intolerance during the Spanish colonization of America. An Auto de Fe (or Act of […]
View of Kororāreka in the Bay of Islands, 1845. Credit: George Thomas Clayton, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY New Zealand’s first jail was a simple affair, just a symmetrical four-roomed log building, built in 1840 at Okiato in the Bay of Islands, not far from present-day Russell. But its history—especially the bits that have been forgotten—tells […]
A fireplace, several stories high, brick and family-oriented scenes inside, there’s something so special and welcoming about these kinds of houses. Vintage vibes have a way of tugging at our heartstrings and these 15 colonial-style homes will have you feeling warm and cozy with just a peek in their direction. Scroll through some of our […]