The city of Frederick, Md., had a much smaller footprint in the 1770s than it does today, but played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War. In addition to being the home of founding fathers, such as Thomas Johnson and John Hanson, it was the site of the first formal protest ...
WINCHESTER, Va. — Before he was the father of our country, before he led Continental Army soldiers across an icy Delaware River, before he inherited his family's Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia, America’s future first president was just a kid named George. It wasn't until a ...
The Elk Township Historical Society will open the doors for its September open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. The museum is located in the old Scandia School, at the four corners in Scandia. The society includes a restored 1800s classroom and museum of early Elk Township history ...
Taking a step back into life before 1840 is just a short drive outside of Sugar Grove this week. Located on rolling hills and sprawling acres at 2911 Stoney Run Road, the National Rendezvous and Living History Foundation encampment is a living history dedicated to the preservation and ...
World War II reenactors filled Tidioute over the weekend to recreate the battle for the Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany. Reenactors were dressed in authentic and replica uniforms from 1944, with both the American camp and the Nazi Germany camp. According to the planning committee, ...
SCANDIA - Elk Township Historical Society will feature a local blacksmith demonstration at its next open house on Saturday, June 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the former Scandia School. Lifelong area resident Ron Johnson has been smithing for more than 25 years in his blacksmith shop on Scandia ...
