The Revolutionary War is familiar to most of us. Even before the guns were stilled, historians began writing about it. As time passed, popular poets committed its heroic episodes to verse, painters More >>>
In my early twenties I worked for a photographic studio in Washington, D.C. My job was to retouch photographs of important federal employees, including the President. I usually spent my lunch hour More >>>
Visitors can experience 18th century life at Wilton, Richmond's own Georgian plantation manor house. Moved and restored by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of More >>>
Built in 1765 by merchant and businessman Charles Stedman, this elegant Georgian brick mansion was purchased by Samuel Powel in 1769 at the time of his marriage to Elizabeth Willing. Mayor Powel and h More >>>
A historic tavern and museum dating from the years following the American Revolution and frequented by presidents and patriots.Enjoy a meal where George Washington used to drink and dine. Before headi More >>>
Governor Jonathan Trumbull's house is unusual in having the only central chimney with a central hall in the state of Connecticut. It was extensively remodeled by the Governor when he inherited it from More >>>
Child of two worlds. More >>>
Among those who came to the aid of the Union when the Civil War broke out was François Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie, Prince de Joinville, the third son of the exiled King of France, Louis Philip More >>>
The hour-by-hour suspenseful story of the climactic struggle for equal voting rights for women More >>>
The bombs that fell that Sunday didn’t just knock out some battleships; they roused America into a new age. Here is how the long, unforgettable day unfolded. More >>>