Rich Patterson's dad, Henry Patterson, served in the Navy during WWII. Rich and his wife, Marion, drove to the Rock Island ...

Morticians from Bennett Funeral Home helped escort Hill’s remains as they were dug up. The container holding his remains was wrapped by a small quilt and the Virginia flag before being ushered away.

Tragedy has struck in Texas with scores dead in massive floods. Sadly, flooding deaths are not uncommon in the U.S. Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States ...

Ball, a free man of color, opened a one-room photo studio in Cincinnati in 1845, but the business soon folded. He honed his ...

Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia has been renamed Fort Lee, now honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Private Fitz Lee instead of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Celebrating a Virginia Woman History-MakerCongresswoman Jennifer McClellan at her official swearing in with the House Speaker and her husband Dave Mills and her children Samantha and Jackson.

If you're searching for a fun and air conditioned way to get a history refresher this summer, there's a museum on wheels ...

If you haven't paid careful attention to flagpoles in the state, Ohio's banner is not your typical rectangle. Here's why.

When we think about the visuals that represent America, we might picture the Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagles, the Great Seal ...

Virginia's post-World-War II political leaders felt that children were largely ignorant of state history. Dean added that many politicians feared that Communists were making inroads in the state.

Monticello field trip inspired boy who's now first historian of Virginia’s Executive Mansion 'I remember when I went into Jefferson’s library, I was fascinated that he was obsessed by learning ...