Workers have removed the 1885 painting “Peace in Union” from the wall of the Galena and U.S. Grant Museum for the first time in 88 years.

Historians say a White House prayer anthology and 250th anniversary events promote a Christian-centric view of US history.

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From timeless main streets to deep local history, these historic towns in Illinois offer the kind of getaway that feels wonderfully untouched.

Travel through time in Illinois! Discover historic towns, theaters, and landmarks where the past still lives in brick streets and grand old buildings.

Federal officials are flagging topics like slavery, civil rights, and climate change for removal from National Parks.

Petersburg is your answer, and it won’t cost you much more than a tank of gas and a good lunch. This little town sits right in the heart of Lincoln country, and you can feel the history in every brick ...

The settlement of the American West often relied on ‘boom or bust’ events. Years of good weather could bring bumper crops that enticed would-be farmers to try their hand at homesteading, and the ...

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Kansas Tourism, a division of the Kansas Department of Commerce, awarded the Kansas City Underground Railroad Museum of ...

Students at Galva Junior-Senior High School met virtually with Ulysses Grant Dietz, a great-great-grandson of the 18th U.S.