3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (575+ words) The book sat on John Hanson’s bookshelf for decades, first in his Boscawen home and then in Barrington. Its faded brown cover, held by tape to the spine, was such a familiar sight that he hardly even noticed the volume’s…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (263+ words) The News-Gazette Today is Thursday, Sept Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago:In 1926, Champaign County Republicans met at the courthouse in Urbana to discuss upcoming elections Gus Johnson of Paxton predicted a sweeping Republican victory across the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (202+ words) Clearwater Tribune The Kamiah Valley Historical Society & Museum, in partnership with the Lewis County Historical Society and with grant support from the Idaho Humanities Council to honor of America’s 250th Birthday and the 220th Anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Corps…...

5+ day, 8+ min ago   (454+ words) Before the advent of modern city infrastructure, people in old Park City deployed bucket brigades to fight fires. In a nod to the past, the Park City Library used a similar all-together-now approach to move 2,000 books in 1982. The move was…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (205+ words) MORRISTOWN, NJ - History buffs will have an opportunity to learn more about Ulysses S. Grant when award-winning author Louis L. Picone presents “Ulysses’s Odyssey” on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 2 to 3 p.m. The program will feature Picone, author of Grant’s Tomb: The Epic…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (167+ words) It was bound to be revealed. They are recollections of the past. Many of them are unknown to many, yet fresh in mature minds. And so, author Vicky Treimer began researching the unique history of Gillett Grove. Gillett Grove is…...

6+ day, 25+ min ago   (368+ words) The stretch of Lafayette Street between Bleecker Street and Astor Place contains a remarkable collection of architectural styles that contribute to the distinctive character of the NoHo Historic District and NoHo Historic District Extension. Figure 1 – Lafayette Street looking south from…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1118+ words) The author's wife, Anita Henderson, sitting, talks with audience members who purchased her husband's book at the recent reception/gathering and lecture held at the Galvez Tasting Room Jackson. At the reception before his book talk at the Galvez Tasting…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (767+ words) The wheel of time Kuwait Times From time to time, history reminds us of the passage of time and the changing fortunes of nations. Its greatest lesson is that peoples and states should never take their present strength for granted,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (531+ words) "The Adventures of Charlie" series continues with a second book written and published by Natalie Eddy of Mount Morris, Pa., "The Adventures of Charlie: The Mason-Dixon Line," available on Amazon.com. Readers first meet the main character Charlie, named as…...