This stopped Sweden from becoming a great international colonial power. However, one hugely important innovation the Swedes introduced to North America was their method of building log cabins, which ...

The Colonial Era living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers an enlightening portrait of life in ...

Americans learn about the document in school, but there are some lesser-known facts about the Declaration of Independence ...

But although his portrait is on the $100 bill, most Americans are unaware that Franklin was responsible for printing one of the first paper currency in the American colonies. Franklin’s innovations in ...

Discover the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, and its ...

As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, let us remember also to mark the formal beginnings ...