The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum has returned four culturally significant artifacts to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The items involved ...

By Chuck Seaver, South Lake Tablet The Clermont chain of lakes has an intriguing and mysterious history that includes documented artifacts found over time that date back to the days when Native ...

Located in northwestern Tulsa, Okla., the neighborhood was alive with Black political and economic power during the early ...

Phoenix has a long history shaped by ancient civilizations, frontier expansion, and economic booms. The Hohokam built canals ...

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The area we call West Virginia has a long and ancient Native American history. Long before the Shawnee, Mingo and Wyandot tribes roamed the mountains and river ...

Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Sheyla Baez-Ramirez made her first visit to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Jan. 22 in La Crosse.During ...

Fort McCoy has archaeological sites within its boundaries that represent more than 10,000 years of history.Most of the artifacts from those sites ...

The lives and lived experience of two women who won their independence from enslavement, and bore witness to history, were shared Feb. 6 at the Phelps County Courthouse.

A future exhibit at the Dorchester Heritage Center will provide an in-depth look at the rich and diverse heritage of local ...

When the settlers at Roanoke vanished in 1590, they left behind one piece of evidence: the word "Croatoan" carved into a ...

The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.