19+ hour, 24+ min ago  (397+ words) A new heritage group has been established to record the vast amount of information about the significant role Shetland seafarers have played throughout history - and it has appealed for public support. The Shetland Seafarers Research Association (SSRA) was established in…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (678+ words) A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centrepiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when conscripted Philippine mariners birthed the era of globalisation. The Museo del Galeon, which focuses…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1239+ words) By Annie Dance | Lake Lure News | Cops & Congress | News & Commentary CHIMNEY ROCK, N. C. " Today, nineteen months after Hurricane Helene, the public meetings blur together for me, and maybe for you, too. It was the deadliest storm in state history that hit…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1299+ words) The spring and summer of 1863 made Vicksburg famous and etched its place in history. The events of April 26, 1876 are not remembered quite as well but did just as much to shape the future of the city. That afternoon, 150 years ago…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (262+ words) On April 22, 1856, crowds cheered and bands played in Rock Island, Ill. , and Davenport, Iowa, as a train chugged across the first bridge to span the Mississippi River. The bridge connected the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad in Illinois and the Mississippi…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (87+ words) WVLT We the People | More than a century of conservation along the Tennessee River WATCH: Artists" towering wolf pieces draw attention in Colorado Springs "I am one of America"s toughest warriors": former Black Hawk pilot speaks about military experience…...

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6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (146+ words) Mercer Me Don't miss this rare window into a living piece of American folklife, where tradition, storytelling, and the seasons still move together. Lambertville resident, Charlie Groth, Ph D, began studying the Lewis Fishery in 1996 as part of her folklore…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (323+ words) A stretch of river has drastically changed course, leaving some residents unsure as to how it came about. Part of the River Elwy near Llannefydd on the Conwy-Denbigshire border has moved about 50 metres, including around some trees, leaving a "dry,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (139+ words) Sioux City Journal Javascript is required to use this website. The Missouri River in Sioux City is shown circa 1922. Sioux City Schools associate superintendent resignation removed from school board agenda How George Foreman came to be buried in Sioux City…...