The Mexican holiday Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) coincides with All Saints Day, Nov. 1. All Souls Day is Nov. 2. ...more

November 1, 2007

SEBRING — An extensive coin collection, photos of the 1940s Sebring High School band and a draft registration from World War I are just some of the artifacts on display at the Sebring-Ridge Museum. ...more

October 23, 2007

Deteriorating Smithsonian facilities have damaged historic airplanes, threatened collections and resulted in the leakage of tens of millions of gallons of water at a National Zoo enclosure, while cuts in security staff have exposed artifacts in the 18 museums to vandalism and theft, the Government Accountability Office reported Friday. ...more

September 29, 2007

Lewis F. Symmes III inherited Big Cockroach Mound from his father, who had inherited it from his father. Originally, the senior Symmes planned to use the shells from the mound to make roads. Asphalt foiled that plan. But the island, along with its shrub-shrouded artifacts and tall tales, has stayed in the family. ...more

September 16, 2007

Calling all train buffs: A local entrepreneur wants your ideas for turning the city's historic railroad depot into an attraction for day-trippers. ...more

September 15, 2007