Annie’s public efforts made the invisible labor of so many women visible on a massive scale during a critical time in Iowa ...

William Faulkner famously wrote, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." That could describe some of the recent historical discourse on the presidential campaign trail. First came Republican ...

No two Americans had the same experience of the Civil War – and everyone remembers it differently. Through the stories they told – and the artifacts that survived – various narratives emerged! Untold ...

The Civil War (1861-1865) is America’s bloodiest war to date. It cost close to 1,100,000 casualties and claimed over 620,000 lives. These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes that ...

By Erin Flynn Jay for Spotlight PA This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, ...

Explore the rich history of Florida's Civil War forts, from the first shots fired at Fort Pickens to the prison where Dr.

As beach days return to the Lowcountry, a delicate balancing act is underway on the Isle of Palms, where efforts to combat coastal erosion must contend with Civil War history resting just offshore.

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...

Discover a Pennsylvania museum where Civil War history is recreated through imaginative scenes with tiny cat soldiers.

A new visitor center for the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp will preserve history and expand education on the site known as 'Hellmira'.

The North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction is set to break ground on its main building within the next four months, with a targeted completion date in early ...