Mysterious Origins of Possibly America's Oldest Tombstone Are Revealed
The provenance of the 17th-century tombstone from the Jamestown, Virginia, colony, has been identified in a study.
On this day in history, September 21, 1780, Benedict Arnold betrays cause of American independence
American officer Benedict Arnold met in secret with British Major John Andre on Sept. 21, 1780, with a plot to trade the ...
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Colonial Williamsburg, a Safe Space for Learning History
When you woke up this morning, you probably didn’t think the most interesting & thought-provoking thing you’d read t ...
Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler
William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger ...
Barbara Clark Smith: To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly ...
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Primer on the Only Catholic Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
He was not only the lone Catholic to do so, but being the richest man in the colonies, Carroll was putting his entire fortune ...
Secrets of America’s oldest tombstone reveal it belongs to ENGLISH knight with links to surprising trade routes
BURIED beneath the oldest known tombstone in the US is an English knight, according to a new study, which nods to surprising ...
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American Revolution Experience: Interactive exhibit highlights diverse people, experiences that shaped the birth of U.S.
The exhibit invites the public to explore lesser-known history about our nation’s beginnings and the diverse experiences of ...
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Raise a beer in honor of our colonial history
The American Independence Museum will host its first Fall Beer for History with Sawbelly Brewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, ...
Rare Colonial New England coin up for auction, expected to fetch $1 million
With their former countrymen divided and lacking a monarch after the English Civil War, Colonists seized an opportunity to ...
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Annual Naturalization Ceremony in Colonial Williamsburg Welcomes 82 New Citizens
A naturalization ceremony hosted by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Williamsburg Chapter, National Society ...
To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly ...