PLAINS, Ga. — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the "Steel Magnolia" when she arrived as first lady.
A devou...
Christopher Gist is one of those early American characters whose life sounds like a tall tale at first.
American history is filled with characters like that, including on...
A lot of people know Santa Claus sometimes goes by St. Nick, and many know that St. Nicholas was, in fact, a historic figure.
But far fewer know how an early Christian sa...
Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River from Bucks County, Pa., to New Jersey on Christmas night 1776 ignited a series of military actions culminating in the Battle o...
Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Butler County, Robert C. Brown described Jackson Township simply in his 1895 “History of Butler County.”
“The people of the towns...
The National Christmas Center
Address: 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, Pa.; shuttle services at 48 Industrial Road, Elizabethtown
Phone: 717-902-9791
O...
Jewish families from Eastern Europe and Russia have been among the immigrants to call Butler home, with roots in the city for nearly 200 years.
In fact, Jewish settlers l...
The battle that made the U.S. Brig Niagara’s reputation also gave the world one of the most famous lines ever to summarize a battle.
“We have met the enemy and they are o...
Prior to 1800, the area that would become Zelienople was a dense, old-growth forest without roads or significant settlement.
Indian villages and trails traversed the area...
