A proposed 100-foot building next door to the museum — where a secret Underground Railroad passageway was discovered recently — would cause irreparable damage to the historic landmark, ...

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate major general, widely regarded as one of the most able combat commanders of the Army of Tennessee and often called the "Stonewall of the West." ...

In the last decades of the 18th century there was a revolution in Britain which changed the world, and it came from the least likely of groups: respectable, middle-class, Anglican women.

Excerpts from The News Journal archives include national champion swimmers in 1926 and a new plaque commemorating the Underground Railroad in 1976 ...

Holy Week 2026 begins with Palm Sunday on March 29 and concludes with Easter Sunday on April 5. The Jewish holiday of Passover will begin on April 1, 2026, overlapping with Holy Week. Easter's date is ...

Sight & Sound will premiere its second feature-length film in time for Easter weekend. "A Great Awakening," which formally premieres Friday, April 3, with a few earlier showings, tells the story of ...

The brick construction, typical of Indiana buildings from this era, provided excellent insulation and durability. This house was built to last, and last it has, standing strong for over 160 years ...

In 1939, actor Mickey Rooney teamed up with Judy Garland for a scene in the musical “Babes in Arms.” During the skit, he and “The Wizard of Oz” actress dressed in blackface. Stars like Rooney and ...

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.