The staircase was originally acquired due to its craftsmanship. Only later did scholars realize that it was where Harriet ...

An accidental find evolved into an ambitious $5 million plan to preserve and showcase a hidden slice of local history.

One of Girard’s most cherished landmarks is the Barnhisel House, a Greek Revival home built around 1840. Located at 1011 N. State St., the house was constructed by Henry Barnhisel Jr., the son of one ...

A crisp autumn morning brought crowds to the St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Center to officially open the doors to its new ...

The Jermyn Historical Society's new museum opens, showcasing local history and antique relics to folks in Lackawanna County ...

As the Niagara History Center commemorates the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, a new temporary exhibit has gone up in the Changing Exhibit Room in the Outwater House at 215 Niagara St. in Lockport.

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is expanding at a critical moment in the United States. Unlike the Smithsonian Institution, the center in Atlanta is privately funded and beyond ...

The Mississippi Museum of Art now owns the only two known portraits of enslaved Mississippians that were painted before the Civil War. “Portrait of Frederick" joins “Portrait of Delia,” ...

Here's one for the books at The Long Island Museum of American Art, History & Carriages. The Stony Brook institution is hosting its first book fair, which will take place on Sept. 6 and will feature a ...

The American Museum of Natural History will revive the sleepover nights next month. There’s a new movie in the works, too. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. We’ll find out about the return of ...

The Museum of Broadcast Communications moved to the Chicago Cultural Center in 1992. The museum remained at the Cultural Center until 2003, and then operated online only for several years before ...