Samuel Carey (or Cary) is the only African American Civil War veteran known to have lived in Negaunee. Samuel was born in ...

The battlefield has two combatants: the North and the South. The battlefield also has two museums — north and south. To get the full story of this battle of the ...

Anne Joyce (Clements) Toole of Franklin, Indiana, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2026, from natural causes. Anne was born September 7, 1927, in Petersburg, Virginia, to John Edwin and Bernice ...

As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — West Virginians fought during the Civil War to abolish slavery and preserve the Union. To honor them, the state legislature created special medals in 1866. Many of the ...

It was a meaningful, but ultimately insufficient, gesture: Less than 100 meters from Benjamin O. Davis barracks was one named ...

A new National Building Museum exhibit highlights the legacy of Rosenwald Schools. Once common in Maryland and Virginia, these historic buildings helped close the education gap and shaped future civil ...

Scores of people visit Ivy Creek Natural Area, a nature preserve in Albemarle County, known for its amazing hiking trails. However, only a few people are aware of the site’s history. Long before it ...

As we reflect on African American History Month this February, we revisit the compelling stories of the first Black medical students at the University of Vermont’s College of Medicine.

A major overhaul for the Army’s Civil Works program — which aims to direct funding to priority water resources projects and ...

Discover a Pennsylvania museum where Civil War history is recreated through imaginative scenes with tiny cat soldiers.