Yorkshire Pie was commonly made at Christmas time in England and the American colonies, and according to Mount Vernon, was a favorite of George Washington's. It features a rich crust and a whole lot ...

Olaudah Equiano's harrowing first-person account of being captured in Africa, transported across the Atlantic in horrific conditions aboard a slave ship, and sold into slavery in colonial America.

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 ...

From St. Augustine to New York, explore America's oldest cities where colonial history, architecture, and modern life ...

For most of the early decades of U.S. history, the styles of homes built in this country were inspired by European ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

READY TO BRAVE A BRAND NEW WORLD? PBS AND THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK SEEK APPLICANTS FOR COLONIAL HOUSE, THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE WILDLY POPULAR "HANDS-ON HISTORY" STRAND Slated To Air On PBS In 2004, ...