CHARLES CITY, Va. (AP) — Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler born 83 years after his ...

After learning about the Civil War-era witch bottle discovered near Williamsburg, Virginia, read about the historical origins ... He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, ...

In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who served our country are not forgotten. More than ...

He is now an avid collector and local Civil War historian, in addition to being ... Preserving these items is “rescuing history from construction sites,” he said.

1, 2008, and its preservation was the impetus for the preservation of other Civil War battlefields.” Greg Wilson, with the Fairfax County History Commission, noted that his great-great ...

It happens in the surrounding counties and across the state — just 1 percent of more than 500,000 civil cases handled in Virginia’s general district courts each year have lawyers on both sides ...

It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former ...

Kingsmill Plantation listed as one of Virginia’s endangered historic sites ... Treating the commander in chief – a history of care and controversy By Jonathan Stolz May 24, 2025 at 10:36 a.m.