This article is part of a weekly series provided by Madison County Historian Stephen T. Jackson leading up to America’s 250-year anniversary celebration in July 2026.

The Connellsville Canteen in Fayette County Pennsylvania houses a model train display of small town America that can't be missed.

Almost 40 people gathered in the Washington Street Tap Room in Valparaiso to attend a quarterly event called “History on Tap.” ...

Experience 1950s Oil City at Wye Bridge Hobbies during Christmas Past. View the expanded historical model train layout ...

Passengers can choose between various themed rides, including a lunch or dinner train service, a wine and cheese-tasting ride ...

The archives include Delaware's response to Japanese attack in 1941, arrests in three-state drug ring in 1975, UD sports ...

Dining at a department store restaurant used to be a treat while shopping. Readers recall fond memories of a lost tradition ...

If taking a Christmas train ride isn't one of your family's holiday traditions, it should be. The best holiday train ...

Discover charming Pennsylvania towns where Christmas takes over Main Street with lights, markets, and festive magic that ...

The Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg offers exactly this kind of soul-soothing escape – a place where time slows down and the constant ping of notifications fades into the background.

There's nothing on the planet quite like the New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, which replicates our city's most ...