What does it take to create a museum? How can a museum help visitors grapple with a very uncomfortable aspect of their nation’s past...
Image credit: Image of Mayflower II courtesy of Plimoth Patuxet. Before New England was New England, it was the Dawnland. A region that...
Image credit: Image of Native interpretation of Historic Patuxet courtesy of Plimoth Patuxet. Before New England was New England, it was...
2020 commemorates the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of North America, the Canadian Maritime...
On July 1, 1790, Congress passed “An Act for Establishing the temporary and permanent Seat of the Government of the United States.” This...
2019 marks the 400th anniversary of two important events in American history: The creation of the first representative assembly in English...
Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as President of the United States. Four of them hailed from Virginia. Many of us know details...
Not all historians publish their findings about history in books and articles. Some historians convey knowledge about history to the public...
A “little short of madness.” That is how Thomas Jefferson responded when two delegates from New York approached him with the idea to build...
Did Canada almost join the American Revolution? Bruno Paul Stenson, a historian and musicologist with the Château de Ramezay historic site...