In the early 1800s, pioneer families worked together on farms, learning essential agricultural skills from a young age. Children helped with chores, such as gathering eggs and feeding animals. Farmers ...

What was it like to be a pioneer? In the 1830s and 1840s Illinois was considered the West described as an “unbroken wilderness.” Settlers moved to this part of the state slowly and then rapidly as ...

MetroParks of Butler County’s annual celebration of local history returns Saturday and Sunday at Governor Bebb MetroPark after being postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Helene. According to ...

ALLIANCE, Neb. (KOLN) - The Knight Museum and Sandhills Center offers visitors a comprehensive look at Nebraska Panhandle history through five interconnected themes that chronicle the region’s ...

The Geauga County Historical Society launched a new program this year to give children ages 5-7 a taste of 19th century life. Happy Tails Cat Sanctuary will hold adopt-a-thon in Willoughby Nextdoor ...

Pioneer life is about to come alive for about 15,000 curious fourth-graders across Florida. As they step back in time, the young explorers will discover the grit, ingenuity and spirit that shaped the ...

When we talk about historic preservation, we instinctively tend to focus on saving urban places and structures. But much of our history is rural. Before many of our historic downtown buildings were ...

Sixth graders at Surfside Middle School in Panama City Beach stepped back in time on April 7 to learn what life was like ...