When Ben Ahlers first read the script for tonight’s episode of The Gilded Age, he cried—and had flashbacks to when he left ...

This is part 2 of a two-part series. By Donald R. Serfass [email protected] imon Jefferson had a remarkable story to tell ...

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Shutterstock Edwin Booth Robert Todd Lincoln was nearly crushed between heavy train cars at Jersey City station when he ...

Wikimedia Commons/National Photo Company Collection Henry Rathbone’s descent into madness When John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln ...

The Plumb Memorial Library will be welcoming author Karen Stone to discuss her book “Shipwreck on the Potomac” on Thursday, ...

S. A. Cosby has a hit book at every turn, and this time it’s “King of Ashes” (Pine & Cedar/Flatiron Books, 352 pgs., $28.99 ...

John Wilkes Booth ducked under the marsh plants after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865; freedom seekers ...

On Good Friday, 1865, a man entered his room in Washington’s National Hotel. He’d be leaving on a one-way trip in a few hours.

A Tamaqua barber possibly knew of the plot to kill President Abraham Lincoln, and did everything in his power to prevent it.

President Donald Trump’s call to make public a subset of grand jury records stemming from the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein ...

The Order of Alhambra, local caravan Alhamar No. 4 recently had a booth at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Polish Picnic in Dupont held June 27 and 28. Longwood Gardens donated two complimentary ...