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The history of whaling as an industry has been well-told in books, but few have shared the stories of whaling’s leaders of color, including those who joined the whaling industry as an alternative to life on the mainland and, especially, slavery.

For the first time in its 111-year history, Historic New England has gathered 45 of its most intriguing paintings for an exhibition that is now on view at Eustis Estate (Milton, Massachusetts) through Autumn 2021.

Hear the multicultural music the Pilgrims would have heard during the decade they spent in the Netherlands during the Twelve Years' Truce, a unique time in Dutch history.