If you come across this special coin minted with gold from the California gold rush, you could be looking at a small fortune ...

English was the medium of instruction at all school levels when I was growing up. We sang “Land of the Morning” instead of ...

Find California poppies, fiddleneck, lupine, Indian paintbrush, purple vetch, blue dick, western redbud and more at these ...

Laura Fair approached Alexander Parker Crittenden and his family on a San Francisco-bound ferry. She shouted at him that he ...

Signs of Kansas history have gone missing. At least three historical trail markers commemorating the Cherokee Trail’s path through Chautauqua County have been stolen in recent weeks, according to ...

Manly’s book, Death Valley in ’49, stands as one of the few surviving records of the journey in history, capturing not only ...

honoring the route thousands of Cherokee and other emigrants traveled during the California Gold Rush era. The Cherokee Trail, established in 1849, ran over 900 miles from the Cherokee Nation in ...

From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

There was no reason why the U.S. Marshal should spend the night on board the cramped, smelly little freight schooner he was ...

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the ...