Most people recognize that there are first names given almost exclusively by black Americans to their children, such as Jamal and Latasha. Historical evidence does not support this belief. Until a few ...

Levy (1845): David Levy Yulee was one of the first senators of Florida when it became a state. He was also the first person ...

“The Shining Mountains” they were called by the Utes, great upheavals of Earth’s crust, creating the beautiful vistas we now call the Rocky Mountains. The Utes (Nuche) were onto something with their ...

The project is working to recover the names of people enslaved before 1865. For many Black Americans, tracing one’s family roots back more than 150 years has been nearly impossible due to a lack of ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Our beautiful Eagles Nest Wilderness was established as a Wilderness Area by Congress in 1975. However, the history of the name of the Eagles Nest’s central mountain range — currently known known as ...