While other pre-1794 buildings remain — such as the Ursuline Convent, Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop and the Gabriel Peyroux House ...

The transatlantic slave trade from Africa is a well-known chapter in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, but ...

The new silver exhibit “Silver from Modest to Majestic,” which officially opens May 24, shows pieces of silver from Colonial ...

History buffs will love this storied Virginia road trip that takes travelers through some of the most important historical ...

America started attracting immigrants long before it became a country. Already in the late 1600s and early 1700s, there were ...

Focused on the years 1750 to 1815, the event features more than 200 reenactors and demonstrators, shopping opportunities, live Colonial era music, workshops featuring 1700s lady’s clothing and ...

More than 20 members of the Bucknell University Institute for Lifelong Learning spent Thursday afternoon learning about and touring the grounds of a restored colonial manor. Valley businessman Thom ...

If Cancun is the undisputed ruler when it comes to relaxing beach getaways and some good old luxury resort pampering, Mexico ...

A Native American tribe with roots in Northwest Louisiana is turning to local government leaders for help in its pursuit of ...

Think of slavery and the first image that comes to mind is a 19th-century Southern cotton plantation. However, by the 1630s, slavery already existed in all 13 colonies with the first enslaved Africans ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

If you live in an area with a history as rich as Winchester's, you never know what you'll find while digging in the yard — ...