whaling

When you think of New Bedford museums you undoubtedly think of the Whaling Museum. It is one of the most visited sites in the city and tells the history of an industry that put our corner of the world on the international map. Most of us have taken the token school field trip to the Whaling Museum or brought the kids on a rainy, summer day just to get out of the house, but it is not the only museu

It has the distinction of being one of the oldest buildings on Centre Street in New Bedford and it could now be your new home. There is a lot of history in downtown New Bedford, so boasting one of the oldest buildings in town as your own is kind of a big deal...

How many of these Jeopardy questions about the SouthCoast can you answer correctly?

Back in whaling days, the only way for a woman to try her hand at whaling was to trick the crew into thinking she was a young man or a boy.

There is far more to this city than just whale oil and cobblestone streets.

This blue whale skeleton at the New Bedford Whaling Museum has been seeping oil for over 20 years and is expected to continue doing so for at least another 40.

A former volunteer announced that he plans to keep the event running this year.

The painting is longer than the Empire State Building is tall and you can see it soon thanks to the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

BOSTON (AP) — The New Bedford Whaling Museum has put together a digital list of all the men who set sail on whaling voyages out of the port to help people researching family history. The list contains the names of more than 127,000 sailors as young as 10 and as old as 70 who set sail from 1809 until 1927...

New Bedford's loss is Fall River's gain. Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan announced Monday the city will be hosting a festival similar to the now absent Whaling City Festival next year. In fact, organizing the Spindle City Festival is former Whaling City Festival President Joe Eugenio, who joined Mayor Flanagan in Monday's press conference...