IntroductionWhen you hear the United States of America, many people might imagine British (Anglo-Saxon) roots, but in fact, ...
From French soldier to Quaker missionary, Stephen Grellet's life proves people and nations can change. Discover three ...
While those being deported to Liberia may not be familiar with the country, the same can’t be said for American policymakers ...
"Well done is better than well said." This is a short maxim that Benjamin Franklin placed in the corner of his almanac. Why ...
Quaker Meadows stepped back into 1780 on Sept. 27 as visitors explored frontier skills, Revolutionary War history, and the ...
It is the country’s first penitentiary which Charles Dickens called "dreadful." Today it offers many programs about prison ...
Elkin Municipal Park is now a place for area residents, visitors and families to enjoy hiking, sports, swimming and more. But ...
Inside a Quaker meeting house in western Kenya, loud music complete with modern instruments can be heard from a distance. The ...
PHILADELPHIA -- At the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City, more and more young people are seeking respite from a clamorous technological age in the silent worship of a centuries-old ...
Our nation was founded on the principle of religious freedom — one particular god should not be in our schools, or in our ...
Surrounded, the British surrendered on Oct. 19, 1781, at the Battle of Yorktown, the last major military fight of the American Revolution. America had won the war.