Celebrate and Defend Our Constitution,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m., East Shelter, Centennial Park, Ninth and Iowa streets. Food trucks, ...

The White Sox-loving Pope may be poised to canonize a Catholic priest with deep ties to America’s pastime who could be 'a ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

A new book follows Lyman Beecher, his boundary-pushing children, and their grand ambitions to improve the world.

Nevada City and Grass Valley, siblings in Gold Country near Sacramento, have been drawing more visitors than ever.

Monticello, a charming town in Wright County, has transformed from a small settlement to a thriving community, known for its annual River Fest and a robust retail scene.

Juneteenth – which was recognised as a federal holiday in 2021 – now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved African Americans across the country in the wake of the US Civil War and its ...

I have always been fascinated with history and how life was in earlier times in County, Illinois. When I’m hunting mushrooms in the woods and run across iris growing, I know there must have been a ...

The new church - which still stands - opened its doors in 1852. “One of the favorite ways of raising money for the church was to hire a speaker to speak on some topic of the day. One such talk was by ...

Editor’s note: Below are some excerpts from a speech on the meaning of the Fourth of July delivered by Frederick Douglass in ...

Neighboring towns are throwing parties on July 4 and Montpelier and Burlington celebrate on July 3. Check out some options to ...

History in Milledgeville isn’t confined to museums and guided tours, though those are excellent. It’s woven into the very ...