18+ min ago  (970+ words) Monroe County is poised to become part of a new statewide effort to highlight the people and places that shaped New York's Underground Railroad history. State lawmakers recently approved the first phase of the proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway,…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (180+ words) Jesse Stubbs, who was born in West Elkton in 1809, later became known for helping freedom seekers traveling through the area. He is memorialized in the Hall of Honor as well. A piece of Preble County's early history was formally recognized…...

52+ min ago  (157+ words) Local groups across the Illinois are work together to amplify stories that often go untold A mural by Matthew Hoffman and Damon Lamar Reed near East 134th Street and South St. Lawrence Avenue on the Far South Side, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (147+ words) A local documentary exploring the stories of abolitionist John Hossack and enslaved man Jim Gray will be shown next week at the Reddick Mansion in Ottawa. The documentary was supported by an Illinois Arts Council grant and focuses on Hossack…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago  (295+ words) The Civil War may have ended slavery, but it did not settle what freedom would mean. In South Carolina, many of the same men who had held power before the war tried to define that freedom for themselves. Federal authorities…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (99+ words) Zanesville Times Recorder From Putnam to freedom: Stories behind local Underground Railroad sites ZANESVILLE " Historically, Zanesville was a hot bed of anti-slavery movement and the home of numerous well-known abolitionists during the 1800s, like A. A. Guthrie, Horace and Lucinda Nye, Nelson T. Gant,…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (25+ words) Zanesville Times Recorder The role the Guthrie family played in the anti-slavery movement...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (152+ words) Mary Vardanyan, one of the last known survivors of the Armenian Genocide, has died at the age of 112. The news was announced by her granddaughter, Natalie Vardanyan, in a Facebook post. Vardanyan was born in the city of Aintab in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (214+ words) If you took a history class in the United States, you probably remember a specific chapter in your textbook. It usually features a picture of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, a map with arrows showing the Triangular Trade, a brief mention…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (176+ words) Historical costumer and interpreter Henry Cooke, dressed as a soldier in George Washington's Continental Army from the 1777 Battle of Saratoga, in clothing he made. As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this year, Tufts experts look back'and look forward Our…...