During World War II, many cities and towns were trying to curb the growing juvenile delinquency problem resulting from a lack of recreational facilities for teenagers. Enter the teen canteen. Canteens ...

Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will showcase Lexington’s 250-year history, such as the Lexington Rifles, a Civil War militia that was formed in 1857.

A special meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at First ...

After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June 1775 ...

This is part of a new series of essays entitled “Battle Studies,” which seeks, through the study of military history, to ...

Thursday's event, held on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, was part of the state’s WWII veteran recognition ...

Jackson Center 8th grader Aiden Hollon, center, of Jackson Center, gets some instruction on how to hold a rifle by Civil War ...

Out our way, up in the hills working on “the Tiger Ridge” with Charlie, it can get hot and dry. Years before returning to Montana, I did civil war reenactment when I was the pastor of a large urban ...

The 80,000-strong Women’s Land Army became the lifeline of a nation under siege, working the fields to stave off starvation ...

Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution, part of the buildup in research and storytelling to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...