As such, Gibson received the Excellence in Historic Preservation Certificate and Medal from the George W. Kendall Chapter of ...
The Huntington Beach Historical Society is bringing to life the stories of the American Revolution this weekend. This year’s reenactment marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the war for ...
As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...
During the Revolutionary War, the barracks also served as a military hospital. In 1899, Beulah A. Oliphant restored the barracks with support from the Daughters of the American Revolution.
FAMILIES WHO LIVED THERE AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BLACK HISTORY AND ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF BLACK HISTORY. SOME OF THAT HISTORY CAN BE ...
History remembers Flora as the hero of the Battle of Great Bridge. A sentry facing an onslaught of volleys, he fired multiple ...
The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's ...
This included lists of Revolutionary War veterans who were still receiving government pensions. Don Hagist, author of The Revolution's Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs and editor of the ...
In September 1781, Thomas Hughes, then 22, visited Brighton for what he hoped would be a restorative holiday. It was not his first trip: such sojourns were common for Hughes. But on this occasion ...
The staff writer and the cartoonist share their picks from the archive—an essay by Joan Didion, and a caveman cartoon by George Booth—to celebrate The New Yorker’s centennial.
Of course, the war ties into many regions of Massachusetts. “The American Revolution has always been surrounded by myth that keeps us from seeing the real picture,” Burns said in a written ...