Some of the world’s borders are just . . . weird. You know this very well if you’re a traveler, a student of history, or ...

Bajo El Sol, the gallery and art bar in Cruz Bay, is hosting a book launch on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. to introduce historian David W. Knight Sr.’s new book “On the Outskirts of Eden.” ...

The U.S. map leaves us with tons of questions. Some of the borders are so completely WEIRD you have to wonder what the ...

Through activities like nighttime hikes and studying Rock River’s plants, students learned how to appreciate nature and how to work together.

of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland in North America. Only the last, Peter Stuyvesant, held the title of Director General. As the colony grew, citizens advisory boards – known as the ...

In our last missive, we journeyed along the Forgotten Highway and got a real sense of its importance in South Africa's history. Now, let’s gear up for the next part of our journey! We’re heading ...

As you bend left down the drive at Tullynally Castle, County Westmeath, what looks like a medieval walled town rises to greet ...

“Of course,” she realized, “if my Dutch ... in the colonies and early years of our republic, North and South. But, Bruno tells us, “few people I encountered knew the story of New York ...

Courtesy of the Historical Society of the Nyacks 1776 map of Upper Nyack’s six farms ... Lambert Ariaensen Smith arrived in ...

the Dutch, and the French—to establish colonies in the region, permanently altering the history of the northeastern corner of ...

“You left out the part where the pilgrims came to the Netherlands ... books, maps, engravings, and other materials from the Pilgrim times. It’s meant to recreate how these people lived in England, ...