OurStoryBridge brings more tales of the Adirondacks, this week with a story from a descendent of an ally to John Brown.

Historian Roger Swartz will explore rescue efforts after John Brown’s 1859 raid at a free Keedysville Historical Society ...

Many Americans are familiar with the song “John Brown’s Body,” which was originally written and sung in 1861 by Union soldiers of the Massachusetts 12th Regiment. Many versions exist, but a well-known ...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (DC News Now) — West Virginia is overflowing with history and events that helped to shape our republic. Jefferson County, in the state’s eastern panhandle, is the dramatic setting ...

AKRON, Ohio – The Summit County Historical Society will soon host a hike to the John Brown Monument followed by a ceremony that highlights the abolitionist’s life. The event, slated for May 9 at 3:30 ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — “John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free. This is a documentary that explores the life, ideology and ...

Kerry Altenbernd, a John Brown-portrayer and president of the Guardians of Grover Barn, hopes to realize a goal to fully preserve the structure which was a stop on the Underground Railroad and visited ...

His legacy is as unsettling today as it was 150 years ago, when he was hanged at the gallows for treason. While John Brown's anti-slavery crusade is seen as a moral cause, his violent tactics--which ...

The Akron Zoo will rededicate the John Brown Monument during a special ceremony at 3 p.m. Sept. 28. Usually closed to the public, the memorial is in a wooded area of the zoo at 500 Edgewood Ave. Brown ...