Cuffe’s whaling ... New England history, go far beyond the money they brought home. A revered Quaker, Paul Cuffe founded what was possibly the nation’s first integrated school. In 1812, when ...

and the oldest wooden commercial whaling vessel still afloat. Ship logbooks of its many whale hunting voyages, along with hundreds of others from New England, may provide a treasure island for ...

Some local scientists believe the records from whaling ship logs hold data about shifting ... which was the heyday of New England whaling. We can compare that to modern-day observations that ...

A Massachusetts court on Monday restored federal protections for endangered whales off New England against entanglement in ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum, which sees more than 80,000 visitors a year, is planning to expand its campus with a new 20,000 square foot building to house additional gallery space. The new building ...