With more than 215 footnotes, bibliography and a timeline chronology of Civil War events in Fairfax County, Wilson has gifted the historian, citizen, student and new-comer with a fascinating lens ...

The City of Fairfax is the place to be this Saturday, April 29, for the 17th annual Fairfax Civil War Day. Attendees will experience American Civil War camp life and enjoy a variety of living ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, ...

Whether you dismiss urban legends as children's lore or believe they're based on fact, these 50 tales will send a shiver up ...

The Shen-Valley Flea Market stands as one of those rare Virginia institutions that manages to be both a local secret and a ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

Join the History Seekers Team as we follow a 160-year-old Civil War map into the heart of forgotten battlegrounds. Using our metal detectors, we uncover relics buried for generations—each one a silent ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

The Freedom Trail, a collection of historical sites, takes visitors along the journey of emancipation in the state. The New ...

Marietta’s founder Rufus Putnam was energetic, creative, and persistent. Give him an impossible task and he’d figure out a ...

On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...