Events such as a big 1907 fire and the first plane to fly over Chambersburg were captured by photographer H. Frank Beidel.

Question: Could you please tell us something about the oak chair seen in this photo? It was in my husband's family for years and passed from his sister to us. When she had the chair, she kept a pillow ...

FOCUS ON HISTORY – An Irish immigrant woman who lived and worked in Amsterdam became a national union leader in the 19th century. Leonora Kearney Barry wrote. “Day after day, I sat sewing men’s ...

Many figural tobacco jars were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s, marked with just the letters “JM” or the letters and the printed word “Bohemia” or “Czechoslovakia.” The jars held loose pipe ...

How would you like to be the brainiacs at the Paris Conservatoire who proclaimed that Erik Satie, one of the greatest composers of the late 1800s/early 1900s, was unequivocally and hopelessly ...

This would have been a nickname - let's hope it was affectionate - referring to the Chinese workers and business owners from the nearby market who lived in the neighborhood, including some who lived ...

Step back in time to an era of cassette tapes, instant cameras, and handwritten letters, when life moved a little slower.

Discover Victorian Butte's fascination with fortune tellers and mystics at a Halloween presentation exploring the city's occult history.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Elitch Gardens is still open today, except ...