In the spirit of America’s Black History Month, which is celebrated every February, I am continuing my tradition of writing columns that focus on the unique experiences, trials, and triumphs of Black ...
The Civil War reenactment group that is regularly featured throughout the area at events and ceremonies shooting its cannon is looking for new members. Jim Miracle of Carlin’s Battery D, a ...
Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...
This is our secret guide to cleaning American Civil War Bullets without losing the patina! These are all bullets that were ...
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed Jan. 1, 1863. This freed the slaves. That this was even necessary should have ended the stain on our country’s history. Such is not the case. The ...
The Crawford County Civil War Roundtable will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on Liberty Street in Meadville. The public is invited and welcome to attend.
A trunk filled with reproductions and models of Civil War-era items is giving middle school students here an opportunity to more deeply explore that time period.
Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men ...
IT WAS the image of British ISIS fighter Jihadi John wielding a knife and executing terrified hostages as they kneeled before him that changed Macer Gifford’s life forever. Watching the horror ...