About 1768, New York’s first paper mill was established, but throughout the 1700s New Yorkers suffered from a lack of paper, no more so than during the American Revolution. The industry grew from the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! As part of C-SPAN's America 250 coverage, Jessica Peterson from Common Press talked about and demonstrated how paper was made in the late 1700s. The ...

America has just crossed a monumental milestone, celebrating its 250th birthday. And, as the fireworks fade, there’s no better way to carry on the celebrations than by taking a stroll down memory lane ...

The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society will host its annual Fall Colonial Fair on Saturday, Oct. 11, bringing history, entertainment and family activities to the Sands-Willets House. The fair runs ...

UB faculty member Crystal Z Campbell’s first solo museum exhibit, “Currents 124,” is currently on display through March 9 in the Saint Louis Art Museum. The multidisciplinary exhibit explores Campbell ...

The year is 1775 and there’s been turmoil in all of the colonies. At least, that’s what it felt like for visitors at the Huntington Militia Group’s annual Fall Muster Day last Sunday, Oct. 20, at The ...

The term colonial architecture broadly refers to the buildings and homes that were constructed during a period of colonization in a given country. American colonial architecture emerged in the United ...

In India, major centres of handmade paper production developed by the 15th century, and kághazis – people who made paper by hand – became a vital artisan community in cities and towns across the ...

Paper flutters against the crisp, cold winter sky. Hung out like washed cotton diapers, the sheets of paper flap in the harsh wind. The paper, made by lightly applying paste and pounding with a pestle ...