Raphaelite, Evelyn De Morgan, explored the trauma and meaning of war – and prefigured current fantasy art. On a rocky beach ...

A spate of historical paintings depicting unhappy brides—the opposite of wedded bliss—have been making the rounds on social ...

Both publications are quoted in the book “Pittsylvania’s Nineteenth Century Grist Mills” by late county historian Herman Melton (1991). The origin of the name Galveston, according to local legend, ...

John Singer Sargent's most iconic portrait Madame X was the scandal of the 1884 Paris Salon. Here's the story behind the ...

For "much of the early Christian Era, the Church stayed out of weddings and let the state handle the union of man and woman." But by the eighth century, Christian churches started to perform ...

Pocket doors are growing in popularity as homeowners crave privacy, versatility and design solutions to maximize space.

In October 1864, according to local lore, three women walked to the community cemetery in the village of Boalsburg, Centre ...

How a member of the Drummond family, the former owners of Strathallan Castle, became involved in the story of a murder in ...

L.W. Keen left an archive of early life in Jonesborough through photos that proved invaluable to the 20th century historic preservation efforts that have shaped the Historic Jonesborough, Tennessee, ...

Visitors and staff alike report hearing music when no one is playing, seeing shadowy figures dart between rooms, and feeling unseen hands brush against them in empty corridors. The most commonly ...

Forget the beach crowds and predictable theme parks – the Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona is where spring break gets a supernatural upgrade with a side of Wild West history. This isn’t some ...

The article presents 19th-century photographic tableaux as early forms of social media – visual tools for connection, status, ...