Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Journalist Isaac Fitzgerald’s new book, “American Rambler,” details his quest to walk Johnny Appleseed’s trail. The book reveals ...

A chance encounter with a woman with an interest in children’s literature and Longmeadow history set Melissa M. Cybulski of Longmeadow on the path to writing a children’s book about American legend ...

“No particular place can adequately memorialize John Chapman, anywhere. Precisely defined spots in graveyards are for mere people, not for a man whose memory had become a working principle even before ...

Mark Bodanza, Leominster lawyer, published author, and city councilor, announces upcoming book signings of his his new book “Johnny Appleseed The Man Behind the Folklore.” (COURTESY OF MARK BODANZA).

LEOMINSTER — One of Leominster’s fondest legends is that of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, a folk hero and real-life explorer, who was born here in 1774. “Leominster has a litany of ...

Subscribe to “Say More” on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. American legend Johnny Appleseed was from here. He hailed from North Central Massachusetts, just a couple miles down the road ...