Francis Richard Lubbock was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1815 to Dr. Henry and Ann Lubbock. While still an infant, ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENTUCKY! IT BECAME THE 15TH STATE IN THE UNION ON JUNE 1ST, 1792, AFTER SEPARATING FROM VIRGINIA. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES WEST OF THE ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are trying to identify the remains of four Confederate soldiers who were killed in the Civil War.

one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers…” History.com says. “In 1909, 45 states observed the ...

The West Virginia tavern now known as Foster's Main Street Tavern gained Civil War history when two future presidents dined ...

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial ...

Shipwreck remains and handwritten records trace the evolution of one of shipping’s longest-running insurance systems ...

One of the highlights of my genealogical journey has been the great privilege I have had to spend two decades corresponding ...

Two orphaned brothers headed west in search of adventure and a new life.  The story is common in the annals of the frontier. ...

Up to about 1891, Franklin was a typical “wet” town. In the mid-1830s, when Franklin was first established as a village, ...

Calling it the most significant investment in the history of the ... position.” The union represents 850,000 workers across the country, including some from Nippon, of which 4,000 work in Pennsylvania ...