Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown Settlement try to help people learn about the past through public history. With a dynamic approach — such as putting visitors in the center of the action with ...

Independence National Historical Park hosts some of the nation’s preeminent places of history. But what was the area like ...

Virginia’s reconstructed colonial capital, long criticized as presenting an idealized image of the American Revolution, brings its history into the 21st century. By Jennifer Schuessler ...

Sure, your kids will learn about American colonial history in school. But why stop with classroom facts? Many celebrated colonial sites are now attraction-packed destinations. History buffs, art ...

Tucked away in Massachusetts, this living-history site revives the 1600s through immersive storytelling, period architecture, ...

Barry Grove introduces one of his two key characters, Jonas Parker Jr., during an Oct. 17 presentation on life in Colonial America at Shellsburg Elementary School in Shellsburg.

At Williamsburg, role-playing is one more element to help bring Colonial Times to life. And for tourists looking to have carefree experience, that can be part of the challenge.

Now, displays describe Belgium’s colonial history and how objects were acquired. Some institutions, such as the German Museum Association, ...

From woodworkers to tailors, there are a lot of different historic trades jobs in Colonial Williamsburg, but some of these trades or skills are dying or are no longer taught, so they’re hoping people ...

It reminds you about the sacrifices that people were willing to make for something that they believed in, and I think our ...

You may expect remnants of New York City’s colonial history to be hard to find or cordoned off behind barriers and glass, but there are many vestiges of the past integrated into today’s modern ...