MATHER FAMILY. Members of three successive generations of the Mather family were Puritan ministers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England: Richard (1596–1669), Increase (1629–1723), and Cotton (1663–1728). Each achieved...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, centered around the present-day cities...

When 41-year-old television producer Beth Deare was in the eighth grade on Long Island, her teacher, a middle-aged white male, told her racially mixed class that "slaves were happy doing what they did" in pre-Civil War times. Deare was one of the skeptical...

Little has been written about the history of mental retardation in colonial America. This is partly because there is a paucity of information about the condition in that period, and partly because the topic has not aroused the interest of scholars. This particular study...

Today is Thursday, March 22, the 81st day of 2007. There are 284 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 22, 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.)On...

In searching for a personalized yet affordable way to help employees deal with personal issues that can influence their performance, a growing number of business owners, leaders and HR managers are turning to chaplains who undergo specialized training beyond their seminary education to enter into...

Explores the history of the Massachusetts colony. Includes an examination of the important people and events, economy, population, physical conditions, Native American relationships, Religion and Government, and the Social and Political issues.

This essay describes the daily life of colonist in Massachusetts. Discusses how the colonists' lives and community structure compared to those in England. Examines interactions between colonists and their quest to establish a social and cultural society.