A silent witness to most of Vicksburg’s 200-year history is in serious danger of extinction. It is the house at 1414 Grove ...

Baton Rouge is lovely. It's also centrally located for so many day trip adventures! Check out these 5 options for short getaways that depart from Louisiana's capital city.

What are the connections between wealthy plantation owner Adam Bingaman, barber and diarist William Johnson, trainer Ben ...

Bradley Smith, a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, has been named the 2025 Religion in Mississippi History Research Fellow.

Edward Otho C. Ord was a major general in the Union army during the Civil War and commanded the Department of Arkansas and the Fourth Military District during Reconstruction.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

There are monuments to it in seven states; there’s even a museum in Arkansas, but America’s greatest maritime disaster never ...

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...

When the Illinois State Historical Society has its Best of Illinois History Awards Luncheon on April 26 in Springfield, ...

The state bought the land from local farmers, drew up an impressive grid of streets, and started selling lots. By 1820, Cahawba was Alabama’s first permanent capital city, with lawmakers meeting in a ...