LITTLETON, NH – The Littleton Area Historical Society will be hosting the 14th Annual Cemetery Walk on Sunday, October 10 at Glenwood Cemetery on West Main Street in Littleton, at 3 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Several residents of Glenwood Cemetery will treat visitors with stories about their livesRead More →
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has announced the designation of Liberty University’s Mead’s Tavern as a State Historic Landmark. The circa 1763 building in Campbell County, as well as the Royster C. Parr House in Amherst County, joined six other sites added to the Virginia Landmarks Register this month,Read More →
Catherine Wessling: Louisville Historical Museum: a necessity, not a pleasure I was disappointed to hear members of Louisville City Council and Mayor Stolzmann discourage investing in improvements to a City of Louisville facility, our Louisville Historical Museum, at a recent council meeting. The hardworking Museum staff have dramatically improved theRead More →
CLINTON – The steeple and bell of the former New Hope Lutheran Church will soon leave their long-standing home at North Fourth Street and Fourth Avenue North. City Council authorized the sale of 401-405 N. Fourth St. to Matt Lyons for $ 7,500 in August. Lyon plans to create apartmentsRead More →
HAYDEN – Hayden Historical Museum hours are 4-5:30 p.m. Monday and 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. These hours are in effect until Memorial Day. Tours can also be arranged by calling 812-592-8445, messaging on Facebook, or emailing [email protected] Organizations and civic groups are especially welcome to visit our facilities. PPE supplies areRead More →
IRONTON, OH (WOWK) – Last week we told you a story about the rescue of the oldest black church in Ironton, Ohio. After more details in development, we now have an updated report. The historic black church in peril at Ironton After speaking with the Mayor of Ironton about theRead More →
NOLENSVILLE, Tennessee (WKRN) – The Nolensville Police Department is investigating the vandalism of the Nolensville Historical Museum on Monday evening. For decades, the museum preserved small pieces of history, but it only took a few minutes for some hard work to be destroyed. “What a mess, what a mess toRead More →
Historians strive to make our current selves make meaningful connections to our past in a way that we can both identify with and learn from. This can be achieved by attending the Makers of Modern Mebane Reception scheduled for Thursday, September 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the Mebane Arts Center.Read More →
The year 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women’s suffrage. Through advocacy such as Abigail Scott Duniway’s work at Hailey in the late 1800s, Idaho was the fourth state to grant women the right to vote. This Thursday, September 23 at 6 p.m., the WilliamRead More →
Timmins – Timmins is developing a register of properties of historic significance. In partnership with its municipal heritage committee and the Timmins Museum, it is looking for homeowners who want to submit their homes or businesses as possible sites. In addition to the log home, located on Wilson Avenue nearRead More →
VERSAILLES, Ohio (WDTN) – A historic Darke County church that closed over 100 years ago is reopening them this weekend. A homecoming service and an open house celebration will take place at Saint-Pierre Lutheran Church in Versailles on Sunday, September 19 at 2:30 p.m. The church is considered the oldestRead More →
BOCA RATON – More than a month has passed since the Boca Raton Historical and Museum Society turned to city council and applied for an unexpected grant of nearly $ 600,000 to cover major renovations to the building. On Monday, after much debate, the board reached a consensus to goRead More →
The works of a Longview native will be highlighted during this weekend’s 21st Annual Longview Monuments Tour, which benefits the Gregg County Historical Museum. BW Crain Jr., born in 1914, traveled a path from Longview at the University of Texas at Austin to Harvard University, where he earned degrees inRead More →
The men and women from the pages of Sturgis history will come to life on September 18 and October 16 at Oak Lawn Cemetery. Members of Sturgis Civic Players will present 12 “Notable Firsts in Sturgis History”. The idea for the cemetery walking tour originated with the Sturgis Historical Society,Read More →
Caleb Buchanek has carefully studied the 400 feet of track that makes up the annual Loblolly Model Train Exhibit at the Gregg County Historical Museum. On several occasions it has circled the 8ft by 42ft platform supporting seven individual tracks that meander in and out of small towns and countrysideRead More →
September 8, 2021 The Franklin Historical Museum is honored to welcome Franklin native Paul Faenza as the presenter of our second Sunday Lecture Series, Sunday, September 12 at 1:15 p.m. Anyone old enough to remember can recall their whereabouts when they heard about the events of September 11, 2001. RetiredRead More →
A small blue-tailed salamander darted along the cobblestones on the path leading to the ruins of the Episkopi Church in Sikinos, not being intimidated by our presence. Like a magical elf guarding a sacred shrine, he took us directly to the entrance to the fenced site of the Roman-era mausoleumRead More →
“We are Quincy,” the village slogan, is posted around town and on road signs. At the Quincy Historical Museum at 10 E. Jefferson St., “We are Quincy” permeates everything. The museum exists to tell the story of Quincy from the 1800s to the present day. Housed in a brick churchRead More →
The church was built in 1910 by Emanuel Jensen, a carpenter from View, Washington The North Clark Historical Museum will be the site of a 110 + 1 anniversary celebration of the United Brethren Church building on September 25, 2021 with an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Read More →
Display of historical maps at the Orcas Island Historical Museum September 1, 2021 1:30 a.m. by Antoinette Botsford with Minor Lile Special for Sonar How to get to Orcas Island? How did early explorers find their way before they even knew what there was to find? The Orcas Island HistoricalRead More →