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Libraries are using online platforms created specifically for local history to preserve, share, and contextualize local history in their communities.
Home + Garden Local History on the Market in Indian Hill A 13-acre estate—complete with a Colonial Revival manor and fabulous guest house—fit for a Kroger heiress.
Green Umbrella hosts a detailed local timeline on its website, A Cincinnati Farming and Food History, that’s highlighted below. Authors Alan Wight and John Metz call it a “living project,” and readers ...
Now an exceedingly popular all-inclusive wedding venue and vacation rental, Havisham House is an architectural gem in Southern Illinois.
Towne now contributes history columns to The Arizona Republic. Laura Horner, the magazine’s production manager, came on board through a blind date with Billy Horner.
The City of Chattanooga experienced unprecedented growth in the early decades of the 20th century, and it was natural for its suburbs to expand as people moved from downtown seeking new residences ...
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, LIFE HAS TAKEN A LOOK BACK INTO THE CASE OF CONVICTED KILLER SUSAN SMITH. AS PART OF OUR LOCAL HISTORY WEB SERIES, WILL SMITH. ORIGINALLY CONFESSED TO DRIVING HER CHILDREN ...
Local PhD student to make history in ocean rowing race A team including UW–Madison student Taylan Stulting will compete in World's Toughest Row, a 2,800-mile race across the Pacific Ocean.
Late this summer, I wrote in Slate about my sad lack of knowledge of local history, and resolved to learn more about the place where I live: Athens, Oh ...
IATSE Local 728 makes history by becoming the first private-sector labor union in the U.S. to invest in Bitcoin and hold it in self-custody, marking a bold step in financial security and labor ...
The town is full of landmarks with names that reflect moments in history. From ski runs, streets, creeks and reservoirs to the name Breckenridge itself, the town pays homage to its past through ...
BRATTLEBORO — In 1928, a local columnist, Vrest Orton, wrote an article for the Brattleboro Reformer entitled “A Weird Writer is in Our Midst.” The column was about H.P. Lovecraft.