New $1.2M 'reflection point' along the Sacramento River Trail in Redding will look out on vistas, speak to local Wintu history. Here's what's planned.

(The Conversation) — As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling to some remote location, digging into the ground, ...

A six-foot tree sculpture built entirely with handmade paper and featuring an inscription of Maya Angelou’s poem “On The Pulse ...

Suscol Intertribal Council has worked to create a place for Napa’s original inhabitants, the Native American population, in ...

Across New England, the time-honoured charms of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are getting a new lease of life.

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

The final twist to the story is that, thanks to an act of grace and courage by a modern lawyer, Jack McGee, the home site of ...

By Christopher Maag A program to restart outdoor dining in New York City on April 1 is facing an extensive backlog of applications. By Matthew Haag The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

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