About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...

These novels blend the substantiated with the surreal, offering new ways to understand the past through magic, monsters and ...

Perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of Bunyanum Marsoos was the unprecedented national solidarity it inspired. Parties ...

Tucked away in Houston’s northern reaches sits a museum that gives new meaning to the phrase “deadly serious” – the National Museum of Funeral History. This isn’t your typical “let’s go see some ...

Continue the deep dive into the American Civil War with Part 2, focusing on the crucial battles of 1861 that set the tone for ...

Penn Township author Ron Kirkwood spent 17 days in 2022 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, scouring hundreds of ...

This wine trail in Maryland offers exquisite vineyard views, a tasty array of wines, and some historical charm.

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

And on June 10, 2006, the soldiers were buried with full military honors in the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod. It was an authentic re-enactment of a burial from the Civil War period.

Discover the fascinating nicknames of U.S. states, from Texas's 'Lone Star State' to California's 'Golden State', and learn ...

He had illustrated a book for young readers about Civil War battlefields called “Strike the Tent” with his friend Jefferson W. Baker. “The editor loved my photographs.