Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg
It was 1769, and members of Virginia’s colonial legislature, the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, were chafing against the Royal Governor, Lord…
Things to Do in Colonial Williamsburg post-Lockdown
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia continues to move back toward the robust programming that made the world’s largest living history museum such a…
Frank Sinatra Walking Tour of Hoboken, New Jersey
The Hoboken Historical Museum has put together a 23-stop self-guided walking tour of sites significant to the life of the New Jersey…
African Burial Ground National Monument in New York City
The first known African slaves arrived circa 1626 in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, in the area now called Lower Manhattan. …
National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City
“Il fait froid,” the young father said. “Oui,” I reflexively replied. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. It was…
Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida
Florida boasts unique history. And Saint Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos reflects much of the originally Spanish colony’s uniqueness. It is the…
Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York
Four months after the War of 1812 began, British troops at Fort George, on the west bank of the Niagara River, opened…
Joseph Smith Family Farm in upstate New York
The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival movement that swept through parts of the American frontier region in the early 19th…