Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paterson resident David Benjamin wanted to know more about his African American ancestors who once lived across North Jersey.

The cemetery, therefore, is not a foreign intrusion into Harar’s history. It is a record of Harar’s openness—a testament to the city’s role as a place of encounter. It does not diminish Harari ...

The cemetery housed boys who were detained at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children. Deep in Prince George’s County, Maryland, lies a wooded area that holds a forgotten history ...

WESTBOROUGH — Beside Lake Chauncy stood Jon Maynard, who believes this is sacred ground. Maynard's research had led him to this small stretch of shoreline that could include the remains of boys who ...

MONTVILLE, Conn.—Almost 125 years ago, 15-month-old Emma Wheeler was laid to rest within sight of her family’s church near a stone wall in a New England cemetery. The church is now long gone, and the ...

The Rattlesnake area of Missoula may seem like the ideal Montana neighborhood, but beneath its soil is a buried history of the city. Three young residents of the city have chosen to unearth the ...

The weathered remains of the cemetery's fence posts helped confirm its former location. As you drive the gravel road out of Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula, the peaks of Pavlof Volcano and Pavlof ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jon Maynard of Chelmsford, who is leading the research investigation into a lost cemetery associated with the State Reform School ...

Deep in Prince George’s County, Maryland, lies a wooded area that holds a forgotten history. Rows of cinder blocks guard the area that hosts a cemetery for hundreds of detained Black boys. The boys ...

Paterson resident David Benjamin wanted to know more about his African American ancestors who once lived across North Jersey. After doing some research, he found that some were buried in what's now ...