Archaeologists will be at Bayport Park today to give the public a chance to learn more about an effort to find sunken wrecks from the Civil War era. ...more

March 28, 2009

Little Abe Lincoln tugged at his fuzz and made a confession. ...more

February 14, 2009

"Descended from the apes!" exclaimed the wife of the bishop of Worcester. "Let us hope that it is not true, but if it is, let us pray that it will not become generally known." ...more

February 9, 2009

Visualize living in the South in 1862. It's time to kill a hog or cow in order to feed your family. Just finding an animal to kill is a challenge - Yankees have been stealing your livestock to feed their invading army. ...more

October 13, 2008

All five of my Civil War ancestors were poor, illiterate dirt farmers. Some knew how to scribble their names and others made an "X" when a signature was needed. Not one of them could write a letter home to be treasured and passed down. ...more

August 17, 2008

When an ancestor was a Civil War veteran, your search for information can lead to genealogical gold. The Civil War produced substantial records, starting with military service files and applications for pensions, both of benefit to family historians. ...more

August 3, 2008

Officials at a small Civil War museum made an intriguing discovery while sifting through storage: A document long treated as a photo reproduction of the terms of Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender appears, upon closer inspection, to contain actual signatures and date to 1865. ...more

August 3, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — It's the running of the bulls, New Orleans style. ...more

July 12, 2008

A huge Confederate battle flag was run up a flagpole in Eureka Springs today to mark Jefferson Davis' 200th birthday. ...more

June 3, 2008

NORTH LAUDERDALE - One city commission wants to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida. The North Lauderdale City Commission says in a resolution that it's not confident in state leaders when it comes to collecting and spending their own money. ...more

May 7, 2008