DENTON — Linda Prochaska, director of Appleseed Books, has dropped off her first book collection box at Empire Pizza. Getting donations of new or lightly used books for children allows her to give ...

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).

MANSFIELD - Peggy Welch Mershon has come up with a different way of telling the story of Johnny Appleseed. The longtime Mansfield journalist, who wrote a history column for the News Journal from 2012 ...

Johnny Appleseed, the folk legend who introduced apple trees to a number of American states, is what anthropologists would call a “culture hero”: someone who imposes human civilization on wild nature.

“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 ...

During his travels from Pennsylvania to Indiana, John Chapman passed through many places and influenced many people. Better known as Johnny Appleseed, he spent significant time in Mansfield, living in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During his travels from Pennsylvania to Indiana, John Chapman passed through many places and influenced many people. Better known ...