Colonial-style homes belong to one of the most recognizable residential architectural styles in the United States. It ...

In true Colonial style, a lit candle in the tiny window next to the front door was a signal that visitors were welcome. The ...

Beneath the asphalt parking lot of America ... built it in the early 1800s.” Gary also said the input of the descendant community will be at the center of how Colonial Williamsburg proceeds ...

Mary (1769–1833) and Elizabeth (1771–1825) were among the first women to work as professional artists in early America ... “[Their] style and distinctive excellence ...

Few places brim with as much historical meaning as Colonial Williamsburg, the “living” cultural site that explores and celebrates the legacy of America’s early Colonial past. Now that legacy ...

In this study, researchers present a genetic analysis of a late 16th century horse specimen, shedding light on the origins and spread of American ... the Spanish early during the colonial period." ...

Textbooks and classroom lesson plans are starting to present a more clear-eyed view of America's history ... functioned only because of slavery, early colonial legal codes were devised to ...

John M. Murrin, Princeton professor of history, emeritus, a scholar of American colonial and revolutionary history and the early republic, died May 2 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in ...

Find out more about what this space is all about here. Joan P. Bines’ Words They Lived By: Colonial New England Speech, Then and Now is a collection of words that are still familiar today ...