It was in 2003 that Vermont author Chris Bohjalian encountered the tale of a Southern woman aiding an injured Vermonter ...

The American mainstream media may have some ability to get away from government policy talking points when covering domestic ...

Vicksburg was incorporated in 1825, and for 200 years it has been shaped and molded by all who have lived here. And while  contributions have been made by many — sometimes even unbeknownst to others — ...

Behind Putin’s war—and any discussions about peace—is a two-century-old fiction about the two countries’ unity.

Well known sportswriter, highly regarded commentator, and best selling book author John Feinstein has died at the age of 68.

Advocates are wondering what Congress could do next to flex its authority over the nation’s capital, after a scramble over ...

Anderson's time-travel mystery, 'The Expert of Subtle Revisions,' explores the way history is affected by how it is told and who does the telling.

UConn’s Humanities Institute (UCHI) held a Fellow’s Talk in Homer Babbidge Library on Wednesday, March 12. The talk was titled “The Fire This Time: Ronald L. Fair’s ‘Many Thousand Gone,’ a Forgotten ...

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Fire Chief Scott Etheridge and fire department members visited to see the portrait of Wright Seaman as well as the original ...

This lesson compares the experiences, roles, and legacies of Mary Todd Lincoln and Varina Davis, the wives of the Civil War era presidents. The lesson, which features historian Kelly Hancock speaking ...

Despite how little has been widely known about Galveston’s slave markets, Griffin found about 20 locations where slaves were ...