8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1052+ words) Just Being? A publisher might have hesitated before accepting such a tepid title but this book is already flying off the shelves because of the person who is narrating her life-story. It could well have been called The Autobiography of…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (344+ words) On Monday, the historic Lafayette Building in downtown South Bend burned. It sits across the street from PBS Michiana'WNIT, and my first thoughts were practical: the staff, the station, and the neighborhood. We sent everyone home as it became clear…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (120+ words) Arkansas Postcard Past: Hot Springs in 1913 The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas Postcard Past: Hot Springs in 1913 Hot Springs, 1913: Selim Mattar's Oriental Palace of Art was the focus of our previous feature. An explosion hit the store around noon. The resulting fire…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago  (988+ words) Kellams: There are 36 different chapters in this book, and I'm looking at the titles. They're all intriguing. Help me out with the street name Kate Smith. This predates the famous " Hogan: Yes. It's not the God Bless America lady. Hogan:…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1417+ words) How do you tell a story of the Illawarra's most historically pivotal industry? Finding someone fascinated by the subject is a great place to start When Bluescope executive Craig Nealon first set foot inside the Port Kembla steelworks in the…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (612+ words) We're gonna need a Third Founding. Or a Second Reconstruction. Take your pick, but whatever you call it, the post-Donald Trump era in the United States is going to require so much rebuilding and so much grappling with the past…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago  (66+ words) By Edwin Freeman, Black Star News...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (120+ words) MOUNT LAUREL, NJ " Step into the world of Revolutionary-era Philadelphia at a special event at the Mount Laurel Library next week as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary. The Library will be hosting historian Jeffrey A. Denman, author of Philadelphia Quakers and…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (309+ words) An early start to Halloween? If you love all things spooky, here's an event you definitely won't want to miss: a murder mystery party aboard the famous William A. Irvin! The DECC just announced an incredible event, which is presented by…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (238+ words) UTICA, N. Y. -- As the Mohawk Valley commemorates Juneteenth, a historic letter by Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, has a connection to Oneida County. Wheatley became enslaved as a child, and as she grew up, she was taught to…...