One would think a town named after a particular person was because there had to be a special connection. Maybe perhaps he was ...

Canada has faced multiple annexation attempts by the United States since the 18th century. From the failed American invasion ...

The event will reflect on all the happenings that have paved the way for the American Revolution in the Cape Fear.

The Bronck Museum announced this year’s Olga Santora Women’s History Lecture, “Growing Discontented: Women Patriots and the ...

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityOn June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, marking the ...

On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...

Local students were honored in Daughters of the American Revolution's Good Citizens scholarship contest and an American history essay contest.

A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...

A guide to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail and a look at the five new stops being added along the 2.8-mile trail this summer.

In honor of Women's History Month, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie Historical Park highlighted three heroic women from South ...

WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke to Dr. Kathy Hermes, the publisher of Connecticut Explored Magazine and professor Emerita of ...

Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, a rare silver coffee pot he made is for sale. Revere was a patriot and a silversmith.