Archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg recently announced the discovery of four Confederate soldier skeletons, revealing a makeshift hospital from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg.

ROME – For decades, Italy has worked to recover ancient Roman-era statues, Etruscan vases and other treasures that were looted from its soil and sold to museums around the world. Now, the ...

Meanwhile, in France, the golden era of furniture began in the late 17th to early 18th century. In those days, groups of furniture artisans worked under strict rules of craftsmanship established ...

Courtesy of the The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation A furniture maker who came to Williamsburg around 1722, Scott rented a tenement house in 1733, where he lived for 42 years.

Italy begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections May 14, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. by NICOLE WINFIELD / Associated Press ...

With her mother, she practiced the nearly lost art of making silhouettes. With her father, she made reproduction Colonial-era furniture and prized wooden dolls. With everyone, she made friends ...

The homes ran the gamut from cozy saltbox to sensational modernist design, and were decked out in festive finery for the Westport Historical Society's 26th annual Holiday House Tour on Sunday.