Today is the 150 anniversary of the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This was the beginning of the end of the Civil War. Check out our posts on the Appomattox Campaign and the surrender negotiations, and stay tuned for a video from Appomattox.
Shackleton's ad, "Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey" is legendary (and unfortunately mythical). But this advertisement…
We would like to invite you to join us on our history tour this year…
Two rival churches at the foot of Plymouth's burial hill - a split between the…
Clark's Island was the first landing spot of the Pilgrims in Plymouth Bay. It remains…
Cromwell at the Battle of Nasby The unthinkable had happened! Englishmen were at war –…
Outer dunes of Cape Cod The Pilgrims hiked through landscape like this in their first…