Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), wrapped over the weekend, having shone a spotlight on the Indonesian cinema ...

Did you know that one of New Jersey's schools recently celebrated its 250th anniversary? A brief history of some of the state ...

The Graham family of Madison took time Saturday to see a slice of 18th century colonial life on the Western Pennsylvania ...

What distinguishes this coffee-table book on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are its stunning photographs. However, ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

What’s so special about Colonial Williamsburg? Colonial Williamsburg, which is in the Tidewater region of Virginia, is the world’s largest living history museum, offering an authentic recreation of ...

Charles “Chuck” Longsworth served as foundation president from 1977 to 1992 and board chairman from 1991 to 1994.

A team of Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists who excavated the site from 2020-2024 are resuming their work at the site “to ...

Kyle Whitehead is a U.S. history teacher at Dixie Middle School, and the problem he faces is the lack of places to show his ...

Housed in James Blair Hall on Old Campus, the Department of History is a stone’s throw from Colonial Williamsburg. History was first taught at William & Mary in 1803. Today the Department houses more ...