The United States marked its 250th anniversary this year. Since its independence in 1776, the U.S. territory has expanded ...

WILLIAMSBURG — At just 4 years old, Ethan Rose is already something of a budding history enthusiast. Last year, the preschooler from Washington, D.C., had an archaeology phase, and right now, his ...

For the first time in history, the art museums of Colonial Williamsburg are offering an “exhibition of decorative and folk art collections exclusively crafted by Black artists from the 18 th to 21 st ...

While reading through 18th-century historical records, Colonial Williamsburg’s Gender and Sexuality Diversity Committee researcher Ren Tolson discovered something telling buried within the hundreds of ...

In the 17th century, life along what would become the Delaware coast included European families working alongside enslaved Africans to farm the land and survive a rugged pioneer life. The recent ...

The remnants of a small colonial community, built roughly 270 years ago, before the Revolutionary War, can be found crumbling and rusting on a country road and covered bridge in Alamance County. Small ...

When Associate Professor of Literature Zac Zimmer sifted through European archives documenting the Conquest of the Americas, he kept noticing what was missing from the official record. Those who seek ...

Tales of the struggles of Smithtown's Colonial-era patriots who resisted British occupation more than 200 years ago can come alive today with a new app unveiled by the town's Historical Society. The ...