Owensboro’s early history is almost non-existent and suspect. Our history books say that William Smeathers aka Bill Smothers ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Dr. Astrid Giugni (English and Information Science + Studies) leads the Bass Connections project “Ethical Consumption before ...

How climate change is threatening drinking water on the Ocean State’s islands When Christina DiMeglio decided to move back home to Rhode Island in 2016, she thought she’d found the perfect house on ...

Pick up a map at the Visitor Center, then walk the town in search of each whimsical, photo-worthy piece of public art. Step back in time at Fort Boykin Historic Park, originally built in 1623 to ...

Captain Christopher Newport leads three ships carrying 105 male settlers across the Atlantic. In May, they establish Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Paspahegh ...

The settlement was established in 1612, a mere five years after the founding of the Jamestown colony in Virginia and eight years before the Pilgrims stepped ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

This is Jamestown, the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America and a place of active archaeological research, excavation, and preservation. Millions of artifacts have been ...

If you’re looking for a unique and educational experience in Virginia, visiting one of the state’s many museums is a great option. From history to art to science, there are many interesting museums in ...

Secret in 400-year-old map may have finally solved the mystery of Roanoke Researchers believe they might have finally cracked the case of a creepy unsolved mystery that has baffled historians for ...

Researchers believe they might have cracked the case of the lost colony of Roanoke -- a great American mystery that has eluded historians for centuries.

Clues hiding in the details of a 400-year-old map could solve the mystery of the lost colony of Roanoke, which scholars have spent hundreds of years searching for.