The classic works from the early years of the country still provide the creative spark that inspires those who carry the ...

American history is often presented in broad strokes, leaving out many nuances and details that can paint a richer picture of the past. Many common beliefs about life in early America, while widely ...

Long before there was ancestry.com, there were samplers. “Genealogical samplers recording births, marriages and deaths became popular around 1790,” explains a placard accompanying the new exhibition ...

The Richland Early American Center for History invites the public to discover life in the early America during the 18th and 19th centuries from living historical reenactors at American Heritage Days ...

This image, taken by an unknown photographer in 1905, is an example of a cyanotype. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, William L. Schaeffer Collection A new exhibition at the crossroads of art, history ...

BYU history professor Tyson Reeder holds a copy of his award-winning book, “Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison’s America.” The book recently earned the $50,000 ...

In the trailer for The Testament of Ann Lee—the Amanda Seyfried drama in theaters now—you’ll see much of what you might expect from a film about early American religion. There’s spirited devotional ...