3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (343+ words) The city highlighted the collection Wednesday as Santa Monica prepares to mark Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. The goal is to make the influence of Mexican American families throughout Santa Monica's history more widely known. The project was…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (628+ words) CHESTER, NJ — It’s been 25 years since Will Jimeno, 58, of Chester, was pulled from the wreckage of the Twin Towers after being buried for roughly 13 hours, and his story continues to serve as one of courage and determination. On Sept. 11, 2001, at…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (179+ words) TREDYFFRIN, PA — Redcoats will descend on Tredyffrin Township this month as a Revolutionary War encampment and re-enactment brings the area's colonial history to life. His Majesty’s 40th Regiment, 2nd Battalion Light Infantry — known as the “Bloodhounds” — will set up an 18th-century British…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (156+ words) The program is free and offered as a Connecticut Freedom Trail Month activity. Registration is required and available here. At 4 p.m., Rediker and Lester will hold a conversation with educators on how to use the graphic novel as an educational resource…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (288+ words) NEWTOWN, PA — The Washington Crossing Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), is inviting students in grades 5 through 8 to participate in its 2026-27 American History Essay Contest. This year’s essay topic, “Announcement of the Declaration of Independence First Public Reading,” asks…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (304+ words) FARMINGTON, CT — The Farmington Historical Society is offering a series of guided walking tours this fall highlighting the town’s role in the story of the Amistad captives and their fight for freedom. The “Odyssey of the Amistad: A Trail to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (313+ words) OSSINING, NY — The celebration of America's 250th will continue at an appropriate locale. Teatown in Ossining will host two Sept. 26 programs with storyteller Jonathan Kruk, including a family event in the afternoon and an adults-only evening fundraiser focused on Revolutionary-era Westchester....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (187+ words) CHATHAM, NJ — Chatham residents can brush up on American history Tuesday without leaving home. The Library of the Chathams is offering an online conversation with historian and author David O. Stewart at 2 p.m. The educational program will explore his new…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (330+ words) AVON, CT — Avon residents will get a look inside the newly renovated Pine Grove Schoolhouse this weekend as the Avon Historical Society prepares the 161-year-old building for a larger role in the town's America 250 commemorations. The society will hold a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (397+ words) HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Independence Day has passed, but Hillsborough Township is continuing its celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with another community project planned for the fall. On Friday, Nov. 6, the township will partner with FirstEnergy and Girl Scouts Service Unit 72 to plant…...