New World
Crossing the Atlantic did not mean starting from scratch. Settlers carried languages, laws, institutions, architectural traditions, political ideas and cultural habits with them—then adapted them to very different landscapes and circumstances.
Across the United States and Canada, the places that emerged tell stories of inheritance and reinvention: colonial settlements and growing cities, houses and public buildings, transportation networks and landscapes shaped by new patterns of settlement and industry. They also reveal where Old World assumptions endured, where they changed, and where distinctly new societies began to take form.
Explore how inherited traditions were adapted, challenged and transformed in the New World.
Sunsets & Tides Wait for No One
Tides are the rhythm of the seaside. When we're in the Cape, the hour of low tide is sacrosanct. That's when we take an hour-long barefoot walk along the hard sand, the waves rolling...
The Elms, Newport, Rhode Island
The Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island are a time capsule, providing a glimpse into a lifestyle of wretched excess that gripped the upper echelons of U.S. society during the late...
Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA
What better way to spend a sunny Sunday than a drive through the countryside in Cape Cod? We meandered along...
It’s Pumpkin Time!
It's been an extraordinarily beautiful fall, and we've been taking advantage of the weather with long walks and drives in the country. With the camera in hand, I find I see the world...