In the 1860s, two brothers from Connecticut endeavored to photograph veterans of the American Revolution who could have fought alongside George Washington.
Most Americans have heard the history of the American Revolution again and again. But no matter how much you think you know, there are plenty of things about the war that gave rise to our nation that don't make sense.
Laura and Robert Dunne are parting ways with their beloved 18th-century home — a timber-frame house built in the 1770s by a soldier who fought under George Washington during the American Revolution. And after nearly four decades of painstaking restoration, the couple has listed the property for $1.24 million.
British soldiers fighting in the American Revolutionary War were unprepared for the terrain awaiting them across the Atlantic. Many thought that America was determined to destroy them; some felt it had succeeded.
Forensics labs need Americans with 18th-century ancestral ties to the states of Maryland, Delaware or North Carolina to come forward for genetic testing.
It’s a celebration for the centuries as Massachusetts commemorates 250 years of its central role in American independence. Here’s how to discover the state's revolutionary spirit in 2025.
The SC250 and DOT are working together to install new signage to inform drivers of Revolutionary War historical markers along roadways across South Carolina.
The local visits are part of a 13-month, 24-state “Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour” that kicked off last August in New York City. The tour will end with a celebration on Sept. 7 in Washington, D.C.
The historical moment happened on Jan. 14, 1784, when the Continental Congress ratified, or approved, the Treaty of Paris, officially establishing the U.S. as an independent and sovereign nation, according to the Library of Congress.
The Berkshire County Historical Society's six-week genealogy workshop, part of the Berkshires250, invites participants to trace their family histories while exploring local ties to the American Revolution.
He talked of a new Manifest Destiny and a ''Golden Age." He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. An honor guard appeared with tricorn hats, fifes and drums — all traditional Revolutionary War iconography.
SOUTH BOSTON - Commemorative events for the 244th anniversary of the Revolutionary War ‘Crossing of the Dan’ begin on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at the Halifax-South Boston Museum of Fine