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“Help Wanted” ads line the fourth-grade hallway in Love Elementary School, but they aren’t for jobs. They’re meant to illustrate trades that were popular during the Colonial American time period.

When Brian Howard retired three years ago, he decided to step back in time, again. As a living historian and reenactor, Howard had decades of volunteer experience interpreting a variety of historical ...

The fair will feature 200 colonial vendors, reenactors and craftsman. Attendees will be able to watch historic demonstrations, music, trade goods and experience what life was like in 1772. Performers ...

Colonial America is more than a chapter in a textbook, it’s a living, breathing world scattered across some of the most atmospheric towns and cities in the United States. Walk their cobblestone ...

CHARLESTON — Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site will present its second annual Colonial Trades and Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. This living history event will not ...

Mercantilism is an economic policy designed to increase a nation's wealth through exports. It thrived in Great Britain between the 16th and 18th centuries. The country enjoyed the greatest benefits of ...

MACKINAW CITY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The archaeological program at Colonial Michilimackinac had an exciting find the morning of June 18, a brass trade ring. “The archaeology team had a nice find ...