State budget cuts announced last week forced two state-owned and operated Montgomery County historic sites to close temporarily Nov. 20, but volunteers said Monday they will try to keep the sites open for the long term.

Mattawa council meets tonight at 7 p.m. and is expected to decide whether it intends to seek historical designation for the site of the former Mattawa General Hospital.[...]

The 2009 Barrington Area Historical Society holiday ornament depicting a 1923 winter scene of Lipofsky's Department Store in downtown Barrington is now on sale.

The respected Historical Journal of Massachusetts (HJM) is in its 38th year, but a recent format change to appeal not only to scholars, but also to teachers, history buffs, the reading public and young people has doubled its subscriptions. Westfield State College is the only college in the nation that publishes a state history journal on its own.

The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.

The Historical Society of Florham Park hosted a World War II program featuring six veterans from various branches of the armed services Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Florham Park Library on Ridgedale Avenue.

After seven years on hold, developers are poised to move forward with a new housing development on the site of the former Hanson's Amusement Park at Harveys Lake.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Historical Society has been displaying and publicizing a pair of earrings as having belonged to Mary Todd Lincoln, but others aren't as sure about their authenticity.

The table was set with an assortment of old-fashioned pastries in the Fall River Historical Society’s Music Room. But the sweets drew the eye only after fully marveling at the elaborately decorated 14-foot Christmas tree, glittering with thousands of lights.

The design for the Miami Art Museum is not a regurgitation of outmoded historical forms.