Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...

“New York City has always intrigued me,” writes ... understanding of how the city grew and described itself over the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. When you get into ...

New Rochelle, New York, has attracted $2 billion in development and seen its population grow over 7% in five years. Now, a ...

Behind its 19th-century facade, this New York City townhouse was recently gut renovated with contemporary, light-filled interiors. Set back from the street with a landscaped lawn, the property ...

The film recounts the travel adventures of a young blacksmith's apprentice in the early 1840s as he embarks on a journey from his village in Eastern New York to join his family in Illinois.

as they navigated 19th-century New York City tenements. Visit us to learn more about their stories in the post-Civil War era and how they built a life and community for themselves. Link ...

“That one is very usual because it has a lot of small 19th century commercial ... five boroughs as the city expanded through consolidation. “I love going around New York and looking at the ...

Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum. An 1870 watercolor of Agaricus rubescens Fr., by Mary Elizabeth ...