Early American currency wasn’t always American. Up until 1857, foreign coins were accepted as legal tender because there weren’t enough domestic coins to go around. Another result of the shortage: To ...

With 2026 bringing the 250th anniversary of the United States, will we see a revival of interest in colonial American furniture? It’s happened with previous anniversaries. The Centennial celebration ...

A Colonial home is an architectural style that can be found in neighborhoods all across the United States. With a median construction year of 1996, Colonial homes have also proven to be a solid ...

Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SAN FRANCISCO- The Freedom Trail in Boston, Valley Forge in Pennsylvania and George Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Va., are among the better-known sites ...

One of the oldest known pieces of colonial American silver is now a part of the impressive and still growing silver collection of Colonial Williamsburg. The newly acquired caudle cup — crafted in ...

American Colonial Revival homes, with their symmetry, stability and lines as old as our nation itself, evoke a sense of history, tradition and homeyness — sort of like the comfort food of American ...

“Power dressing” may not have been a catchphrase in colonial Latin America, but it was undoubtedly a familiar concept. For the elite, a command of fashion signaled status, wealth and worldly ...