To reclaim the Mississippi River during the Civil War, the Lincoln Administration contacted St. Louis businessman James B.

"North to Freedom" explores the rise of passionate abolitionism in New York State in the first half of the 19th century, illustrating how the words and actions of people from diverse religious and ...

Winooski had a short time as a community in the 19th century. Its most famous resident was a well-known abolitionist who had ...

The Underground Railroad Museum is gearing up to honor the civil rights movement on Saturday. The event will take place at ...

The story of Hotel Petersburg is like the city itself. After decades of decline, of crumbling buildings and bad statistics, ...

The Nebraska Telephone Building at 19th and Douglas streets in downtown Omaha is shown here about 1919 when the company ...

Charles Dawes, who had a varied career as a banker, politician, military officer, is the only vice president to have written ...

Horizon is, in many ways, welcome. It shows the U.S. Army soldiers as a serious and professional, if imperfect, force that ...

Tracing William Grandstaff’s life required calling on several people to help with research hat meant calling on the expertise of Nick Sheedy, a professional gen ...

Iowa played a vital role in the Underground Railroad, serving as a crucial sanctuary for enslaved people seeking freedom from ...

Detroit Public Theatre has announced the cast for CONFEDERATES, by DPT Executive Artistic Producer, MacArthur Genius ...

Despite being overshadowed by WW2, a few WW1 games like Verdun & Valiant Hearts capture the horrors & sacrifices of the war. Innovative WW1 titles like Ad Infinitum & The Great War: Western Front ...