July 5 has long been a historic day in Carthage, as residents remember an early battle of the Civil War, which happened here ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871) was born in Cumberland County but later made Lehigh County and Allentown his home. He served ...

When Doug Unsold’s boat comes in, he builds it himself. The 67-year-old retired Waterford resident builds scale models of ...

When Doug Unsold’s boat comes in, he builds it himself. The 67-year-old retired Waterford resident builds scale models of ...

Bruce Anderson, an African American war hero buried in Amsterdam, fought alongside a Canajoharie white man, Zachariah Neahr, ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

On this day before our Independence day, The Battle of Gettysburg ended, signaling the end of the Civil War that took over 600,000 lives. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

Join the History Seekers Team as we follow a 160-year-old Civil War map into the heart of forgotten battlegrounds. Using our metal detectors, we uncover relics buried for generations—each one a silent ...

Before the war, most people received health care at home. After the war, hospitals adapted from the battlefront model cropped up all over the country. The ambulance and nurses' corps became fixtures, ...

This historic survival meal was given to soldiers during the American Civil War, but its roots go much deeper than that.