Thanksgiving was proclaimed a national holiday during the Civil War in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. Since then, ...

This past week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Civil War roundtable in Wheeling. The talk was held at the Ohio County Library in the auditorium on the lower level and there was a good turnout.

The Civil War was raging when the windows were installed during construction of Pottsville’s Female Grammar School in 1863.

The president's humble speech, delivered on this day in 1863, was filled with profound reverence for the Union's ideals—and ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The next day, newspapers such as The Inquirer re-printed ...

The UN World Food Program (WFP) needs our support as it tries to feed millions of starving people in war-torn Gaza and Sudan.

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was published. In 1863, Union Gen. U.S. Grant launched the U.S. Civil War ...

The Eccles’ lobby lights up for the holidays; Thanksgiving happens late this year; and Gentri launches the Christmas concert ...

Civil War hero and Medal of Honor recipient Warren C. Dockum had a street named in his honor during a ceremony Nov. 21.

Barons of Broadway #22 In this episode, we head once again to Defendorf Lane at 539 North Broadway in Upper Nyack, named ...