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 ...

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 ...

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

The Bray School was exceptional for its time. Although Virginia waited until the 1800s to impose anti-literacy laws, white ...

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

Scientists uncovered the origin of the oldest known surviving tombstone in the US, according to a new study. Here’s what it ...

Whether it’s children sporting pointy hats, Hocus Pocus playing on repeat, or homes adorned with bubbling cauldrons and ...

A 2 p.m. dedication is open to the public and will include the reading of names of students who attended the school, along with several speeches, panel discussions and interpretive programs.

WILLIAMSBURG — Colonial Williamsburg is offering a chance to dig into history with archaeologists from across Virginia on Nov. 16 at its Custis Square site. The site is located on the corner of ...

As they pushed through a wooded continent, the earliest American settlers saw devils and witches—often in the guise of ...