A house in Groton with ties to a 19th century sea captain, Captain Silas Beebe, has hit the market for $3.95 million.

There was no reason why the U.S. Marshal should spend the night on board the cramped, smelly little freight schooner he was ...

Hudson's Bay, Canada's oldest company, is seeking court permission to auction off its artifacts, art and even the royal ...

Some 110 years have passed since the business began, but passersby, tourists, celebrities and even presidents still gravitate ...

World’s Fairs were created to launch futuristic technology and products, but ended up selling ideas and experiences. 174 ...

Today, a 90-foot pilot schooner is rising ... recreational sailor found a reference to a "Pregnall" shipyard in 19th-century Charleston. "I sat straight up in my seat," he recalls.

The 19th century port is a hugely popular draw for tourists and locals, and also featured in the out series Outlander with a ...

Since the beginning of the 19th century, the United States has suffered ... which blocked British ships and their cheap goods. Britain retaliated in May with orders-in-council that effectively ...

As U.S. importers navigate the unpredictable landscape of tariffs imposed during the Trump administration, Bloomberg reports that a scramble has emerged for space in customs bonded ...

American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, ...

Curators, students and scholars are pushing for transparency, ethical collecting and repatriation at Yale museums including ...