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Historians don’t know much about Susan, Robert, Bet and Frank, who lived in Lancaster in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Here are five recent headlines putting Black art in the spotlight, from 17th-century sitters to masters of Nigerian Modernism ...
The Historic Washington State Park is offering a hands-on blacksmithing class on June 14, where participants will learn how ...
As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.
Residents encourage students to integrate and invest themselves and to learn about the communities around them.
The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there,” wrote English author L.P. Hartley in The Go-Between (1953).
Smiths Auction Rooms in Newent have had their hands full taking in the first consignments for their forthcoming antiques sale ...
The film recounts the travel adventures of a young blacksmith's apprentice in the early 1840s as he embarks on a journey from his village in Eastern New York to join his family in Illinois. His ...
This isn’t your average small town with a couple of antique shops thrown in for the tourists—it’s a living museum where the ...
For something more substantial, the Hotel Nauvoo Restaurant serves family-friendly meals in a historic setting. Their fried ...
Contributed by David B. Lobell; received February 5, 2025; accepted April 3, 2025; reviewed by Elizabeth Ainsworth and Francois Tardieu This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural ...