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Built from repurposed tree trunks, boulders and driftwood, the obstacles would give kids a place to climb and run.

A Los Angeles man who fought in the Civil War is the topic of one of the programs.

Rummaging through some old papers J. B. Worthen came upon letters written by John Hay, when he was private secretary to President Lincoln, to Thomas A. Worthen, then in confinement

Rummaging through some old papers J. B. Worthen came upon letters written by John Hay, when he was private secretary to President Lincoln, to Thomas A. Worthen, then in confinement

Samuel DeGolyer’s Michigan battery fought masterfully during the Vicksburg Campaign.

On Feb. 20, 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes sent the name of New Yorker Michael Shaughnessy to the Senate for confirmation as the 11th U.S. marshal for Utah. His nomination was ratified on March 12.  Shaughnessy, wife Eudora, daughters Eudora and Mary, and son Philip arrived March 21 in Salt Lake City, where he took office.

George W. Peck (1840-1916) moved to Wisconsin from New York in 1843 with his family to what now is known as Cold Spring. It is located north of Whitewater in

For centuries, prisoners have tried to outwit their guards and escape their confines. TREVOR LAFFAN recalls a few amazing attempts

Less than a month after enlisting in the 143rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in April 1864, Private Samuel R. Laphey, 18, was wounded during the…

Jacob Dieter told his wife to be patient, but he never made it home from the Civil War.