This is the third episode in an occasional series examining significant elections in American history. The most recent installment covered the election of 1992. Democracy and the Constitution are on ...

At the top of this illustration, I’ve pointed out, and marked, five 1860 buildings in the area near Longstown within what is now Springettsbury Township. At the bottom of the above illustration is a ...

The once-mighty Imperial China had faced enormous hardships by the 1860s: the Taiping rebellion, two Opium wars, multiple ...

A log house IS NOT being torn down in Springettsbury Township. That structure, the home of blacksmith Henry Drayer during 1860, is being renovated. After seeing the siding removed from the log ...

More than 150 years ago, men and boys from Olmsted County marched away to join the army of the Union and fight in the Civil War. Some of these soldiers fought at Gettysburg and witnessed Lee’s ...

Churches have long been recognized as the spiritual anchors of their communities, providing a central meeting location for worship and other friendly gatherings. The Centertown Baptist Church, since ...

Welcome to History Notes, our weekly feature that looks at Egg Harbor Township history. Each week, we get a chance to learn or reminisce courtesy of Lynn Wood of the Greate Egg Harbour Township ...