Colonial styles -- The colonial house in New England -- New England colonial architecture -- Dutch colonial architecture, 1624-1820 -- Southern colonial architecture -- Florida and the Spanish ...

Learn how the U.S. Postal System began in 1775, why Benjamin Franklin became the first Postmaster General, and how mail connected early ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! University of Maryland History Professor Richard Bell talked about what was going on in the American colonies in 1776.

Brunswick Town, N.C., Was Burned To The Ground By The British I love visiting historic sites of all kinds, but Brunswick Town near Wilmington, N.C. is a special treat for a number of reasons. First, ...

Two dozen modern-day time travelers find out the hard way what early American colonial life was really like when they take up residence in Colonial House. The colonists negotiate personal and communal ...