Learning about the Civil War in a textbook is one way to teach it. Seeing it and experiencing it in person brings a whole new ...

The Fort Branch confederate museum is unsure how it will rebuild after the building, that housed seditious, memorabilia ...

The clip-clop of horse hooves, the bang of a cannon and the music melodies of the 1800s were heard at Theodore Roosevelt ...

The Stuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museum first invited the public ... but it’s jam-packed with memorabilia about two famous Confederate leaders, Gen. James Ewell Brown (J.E.B.) Stuart and ...

A home constructed in 1907 was turned into something of a personal family museum. It now needs some expensive repairs.

About the only people happy to see Saturday's persistent rains were the Civil War vendors ... to stay dry and peruse nearly 800 tables of collectible merchandise. "When we bring some crowds ...

On June 1, the Libertyville Historical Society launched the “Liberty and Union Campaign to Restore the Wide Awakes Banner,” ...

The author, Massachusetts native Michael Cloherty O'Connell, invested over $150,000 into this passion project, which was born ...

The hidden valuables were unearthed as part of a multistate treasure hunt created by an author who wanted to celebrate American history and the outdoors ...

Military records can reveal valuable details about ancestors, from service history to family connections. This article ...

To coincide with the anniversary of the first day of the Siege of Vicksburg, Tully’s Cave was officially opened to locals, ...

The historic Sherry-Butt House museum opens for the season this Saturday, May 24. Summer hours are 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays ...