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With its mild climate and desirable island location, Newport, founded in the 17th century as a home for free-thinking dissidents, grew from a small colony that welcomed merchants of all beliefs into the “Queen of American Resorts” during...

OK, here’s our latest vacation slide show post! By now, it’s become a regular content stream here.  We’ve done Ireland (Galway & Dublin), New Orleans (a 5 part series), Salem, Burlington, Providence, and too many staycation destinations here in NYC...

Have you ever been to a haunted castle? After dedicating several posts to some of the world´s most beautiful and amazing castles like these 25 astounding fairy-tale like European castles or these 25 amazing castles you should see, it’s time to focus...

VICTORIAN BUILDINGS 1880-1910 Queen Anne 1885-1905 Eastlake 1880-1900 Stick Style 1885-1895 Shingle Style 1885-1900 Victorian Gothic 1880-1910 Victorian Romanesque Revival 1880-1900 Richardsonian Romanesque 1880-1900 Victorian Eclectic 1885-...

Decades had passed since he’d even seen the cardboard box, but when its lid finally came off Jack Simmerling ’57 had no trouble remembering where he’d gathered its contents — rainbow-hued pieces of gem-cut stained glass as luminous as the day he’d packed...