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Mystic ― As Roger Ryley, a former Stonington High School history teacher, led a group of about 10 people Sunday over the site of the former Denison Homestead, two copper dowsing rods, traditionally us...

The plan was for a three-pronged invasion, with a goal of capturing Quebec and making it the seat of the Irish Republic-in-exile. On June 1, 1866, the Irish Fenian raid of Canada launched. A three-pronged invasion with the goal of capturing Quebec and making it the seat of the Irish Republic-in-exile.

In an excerpt from his new book, Julian Sher introduces us to aristocrat George Taylor Denison III, who offered his wealth, his home and more to the South’s plotters. Then he became a bigoted judge, with fans in the former Confederacy.

It’s almost impossible to go for a hike without stumbling upon old stone walls. By some estimates, more than 100,000 miles of them weave through the forests and fields of New England – enough to circl...

Berkshire Cottages ranged from Williamstown to Tyringham, and each told a story of the super-rich in a changing country. Throughout the month of May, Connections will tell some of those stories.

Hunt for the ‘blood diamond of batteries’ impedes green energy push

How would you like to live in a place called Nameless? Don’t mix up Dime Box with Old Dime Box. In honor of Texas Independence Day, we return to the primal subject of Texas place names. Some of you have seen the following correspondence about Texas towns and cities in the introductions of the past two Think, Texas free digital newsletters. Today, we share with a wider audience, including the print readers, responses to the Feb.1 story, inspired by “Texas Place Names” by Edward Callary wit...