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A soldier stands tall at attention in his Union uniform, buttons and buckle shining. He has a bayoneted musket at his side and a gaunt look on his face. Behind him, a han...

On Feb. 15, 1805, a few dozen German immigrants huddled together in a log house near the Connoquenessing Creek and signed papers creating Harmony, Pa. They certainly didn...

We can easily imagine a young man looking out the porthole of his ship in Havana Harbor and admiring the Cuban sunset. Friend Jenkins was a 32-year-old first lieutenant f...

The stone is weathered — taller and older than its neighbors. The man’s story passed from living memory long ago; it now hovers between written history and deep time. But...

By the summer of 1863, the American Civil War was largely seen as a war in two distinct theaters — the East and the West. In the West, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who was comm...

Historic Harmony is a non-profit that operates the Harmony Museum. Our mission is three-fold: to restore, preserve, and educate. We currently preserve seven buildings an...

Cruiser Olympia Address: Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia Phone: 215-413-8655 Open: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except...

Suddenly transformed into a Civil War field hospital in July 1863, George and Elizabeth Spangler’s once thriving farm in Gettysburg now stands as the best surviving corp...

Places to experience history Gathered here are suggestions where history can be experienced. Information included was gathered from the musuems’ websites. Soldiers &...

For anyone traveling to the greater Philadelphia area, Valley Forge is a destination unto itself. Preserved as the site of the 1777 to 1778 winter encampment for the Con...