"The Fourth was the day of the year that really counted then. Christmas wasn't much," said Miss Nettie Spencer sitting in the kitchen of her Southwest Portland home, in 1938. "The big event of the ...

There is evidence to suggest that “Old Settlers Reunions” began slightly before the Civil War. Communities set up organizations with bylaws, and membership criteria ranging from what year you arrived ...

The Fourth of July was the premier holiday of the year in the 1860s and 1870s in much of the United States. This picture, taken on July 4, 1870, at the State and Superior intersection in Alma, shows a ...

Caught between the struggles of the old world and the spark of modern technology, the 1870s were a fascinating (and, often, intense) time to be alive. On one hand, steam and steel were revamping ...

Local history can sometimes be a “local mystery.” And occasionally, one possible explanation for some aspect of local history gets turned on its head when new information appears. That’s the case with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Most people think of the 1920s as they heyday of Cleveland. The Jazz Age was a great time in the Forest City. It was the fifth largest metropolis at this time, and one of the ...

Hardship was nothing new to Eddie Gillam, who was just turning 5 when his family moved from Wisconsin to Cottonwood Lake near Windom in southern Minnesota. "Once our oxcart was swept away while we ...