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From their first encounters with Europeans in 1642 to the Musket Wars in the first half of the 19th century, the Māori, the ...
History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday that reflects on Knox County's rich history. GAMBIER — Knox County’s august Kenyon College has had numerous distinguished alumni, many ...
We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the present all the ...
We followed an original Civil War map to see what time had hidden—and what we found was unforgettable. From bullets to buttons, every relic holds a piece of history. Experience the thrill of discovery ...
An academic historian had written about her, and she was sometimes included in lists of the moonlight-and-magnolia-style of female civil war spies, the kind historians don’t take too seriously.
Dozens of people who hadn't even heard of Civil War veteran John Weigel until today honoring his memory and his family. The first of its kind in Westmoreland County, *** Memorial Day ceremony for ...
Elizabeth Drew, a Washington-based journalist, argues that the capital is more on edge now than at any time since the Civil War in 1860 as Donald Trump tests the constitution in unprecedented ways ...
The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment ... for election in 1860 was to stop the expansion ...
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his grandfather left the ...
THOSE INCLUDE TWO BUILT BY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE 30S AND A GYM BUI A wildfire swept through portions of a Civil War-era fort and historical site in southern New Mexico, forcing the ...
Acclaimed Civil War reenactor and historian Curt Fields, Ph.D., will present “This Cruel War is Over: What Now?” at a special meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Thursday ...
In 1863, a Civil War soldier known as “John N.” wrote a notably candid letter to President Abraham Lincoln requesting a discharge. The reason? Marital betrayal. “Mr. Lincoln. When this war ...