New England Minutemen, some dressed for war in their finest clothes and at least one fellow wearing his wedding suit, fought the Revolutionary War’s first battles against British soldiers at ...

Bristol School’s 8 th grade social studies teacher, Rachel Ringsby, and her students will soon head to Washington D.C. thanks in part to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field ...

Historic cities, beaches, islands, plantations and southern hospitality are some of what South Carolina is known for.

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

In April 1636, two aspiring lawyers, eager to make their way in the world, corresponded about the state of affairs in London.

A significant piece of local and American history – one no one knew existed for over 200 years – will soon return home to ...

Get ready, North Carolina! As we approach the monumental 250th anniversary of the United States, America 250 NC is gearing up ...

John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...

Bring a friend, support your local community, and help preserve our shared heritage! Park Day is an annual, hands-on ...

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study ...

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...