The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was ...

June 19th is a holiday known as Juneteenth. It is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States, starting in ...

Samuel Osborne and his family, who became beloved members of the Waterville community in the late 19th century, were honored ...

Several families from around western Massachusetts have an historic and personal connection to the Civil War and Juneteenth, ...

Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...