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February 23, 2026 By Carol Britton Meyer Longtime Hingham resident Jim Conroy is settling into his new role as town historian. “I’m honored and privileged to be appointed to this position, especially ...

Historians Jon Meacham, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Douglas Brinkley discuss Presidents Day and presidents who have shaped the nation. Dozens of Democrats to boycott Trump's State of the Union address ...

The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival has announced the lineup for its ninth annual gathering, to be held May 1 through May 3 at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. More than 20 authors, journalists, ...

Stefan Stern does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

There is no shortage of books on the period surrounding America’s civil war. Canonical classics include “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, a moral attack on slavery that changed minds when it was published in 1852 ...

In this episode of the Cross Examining History podcast, Talmage Boston interviews Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of ...

There is so much to be learned from history. Patterns of events and the consequences of ideas repeat themselves, and we humans tend to form our beliefs based either on those patterns, or from ...

As I read various books from my favorite genre, historical biographies of men long since passed, I have grown an enormous appreciation for historical accuracy. My favorite authors (Doris Kearns ...

The thing about Doris Kearns Goodwin is: She’s cool. Maybe not red-carpet, TikTok kind of cool. But historically speaking, as one of America’s foremost historians, she is her own kind of cool. The ...

After John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter died Dec. 30 following her one-year battle with myeloid leukemia, Maria Shriver, a first cousin of the late United States president’s daughter Caroline Kennedy, ...

Altene Doris Goodwin passed away on November 17, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. She lived a long and happy life with her husband, Lyle, who passed away in 2010. Altene was born in 1926 in North Platte, ...