4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (112+ words) History of bookbinding in Chester The Vermont Journal & The Shopper - CHESTER, Vt. – On Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 2-3:30 p.m., in St. Luke’s Willard Hall, behind and below the gray church at 313 Main Street in Chester, Vt., Malcolm Summers, professional bookbinder for 25 years…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago   (464+ words) Philadelphia's role as a destination for freedom-seekers during the Civil War era shaped one of the most recognizable characters in American toy history. As CBS Philadelphia reported, Addy Walker, the American Girl company's first African American doll, was built around…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (483+ words) Preservation efforts & leaders will be honored at an awards ceremony this fall The 2026 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards Ceremony will be held Nov. 6 in Chicago. This year’s nine award winners are in Alton, Alto Pass, Champaign County, Chicago,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (205+ words) MORRISTOWN, NJ - History buffs will have an opportunity to learn more about Ulysses S. Grant when award-winning author Louis L. Picone presents “Ulysses’s Odyssey” on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 2 to 3 p.m. The program will feature Picone, author of Grant’s Tomb: The Epic…...

1+ week, 53+ min ago   (235+ words) IT is hard to imagine Philippine culture without Dr. Resil Mojares, who passed away at the age of 83 last Sept. 5, a day after his birthday. Conferred the National Artist for Literature award in 2018, he is a leading figure in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (925+ words) TONY Gallinagh has a charm and a love of life that endears him to so many. At 93 years of age, he’s showing little sign of taking things a little easier. He’s just had his second book published. And only recently,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (528+ words) Old documents can preserve evidence far beyond their original purpose. In this case, material reused centuries ago has provided unusually rare clues about an island community. A fragment of L’Estoire de Griseldis is among 17 medieval manuscript pieces now being studied…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1232+ words) WorldAtlas Illinois towns build their main streets around one landmark and dare you to look away. Galena stacks its shops up a real hill. Oregon points its square toward a giant statue on the bluff. Carthage rings a limestone courthouse…...