The classic works from the early years of the country still provide the creative spark that inspires those who carry the ...

*Indians of Early America* (1957) is an **educational documentary** produced by **Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation (EBEC)** that re-creates the **daily life, traditions, and cultural ...

TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- At the Old Barracks Museum, historical interpreters take you on a tour through the times before, during, and after the American Revolution. The building was first ...

Introduction: the experience of early American technology -- Technology in early America: a view from the 1990s -- The exhilaration of early American technology: an essay -- Lost, hidden, obstructed ...

Long before there was ancestry.com, there were samplers. “Genealogical samplers recording births, marriages and deaths became popular around 1790,” explains a placard accompanying the new exhibition ...

Menus across the United States feel familiar because generations of families have eaten the same comfort dishes at home, in ...

In early America, fear walked alongside faith. Settlers brought with them a deep belief in good and evil, angels and demons, God and the Devil. Life was harsh and uncertain, and when crops failed or ...

In the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War, many citizens who believed their honor had been tarnished sought “extrajudicial” retribution with swords or guns. Those who heard, “I ...