In the late 1800s, salt was one of the most valuable resources on the Texas frontier. The salt lakes near El Paso had long been used freely by local communities and settlers. But when powerful ...

Other topics from history that continue to demand more attention in digital or written publications: the one-room school culture throughout York County; the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Glen ...

By 1810, the American experiment was well underway. It was a time when the Founding Fathers were not just still alive, but actively involved in politics. The original 13 colonies had already grown to ...

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

In his new book "The Myth of Red Texas," Griscom writes about the history of union movements and leftist parties in Texas prior to its Republican takeover.

Vote in the play-in game to determine the final spot in a bracket to crown the best high school mascot in America.

Researchers in Boston are diving deep into his family tree to connect the missing links.

From ancient petroglyphs to oil paintings, this large art collection tells the story of the Susquehanna River and its impact ...

Rossville Zion AME Church continues to serve community founded by free Black oystermen from Maryland in the 1800s.

Homer Plessy attended Saint Augustine and Pope Leo's ancestry runs through that church.

Iowa Army reservist Declan Coady was among four soldiers in an Iowa-based unit who were killed in an Iranian attack in Kuwait, the Pentagon confirmed.

Time travel exists, and it’s hiding in Westminster, Maryland. The Carroll County Farm Museum is your portal to an era when life moved at the pace of a horse-drawn plow, and the biggest technological ...