Historic homes may prove to be more resilient against floods
October 9, 2022 GMTSUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Whenever historic homes get flooded, building contractors often feel compelled by government regulations to rip out the water-logged wood flooring, tear down the old plaster walls and install new, flood-resistant materials.
Smokies US park seeks help identifying historic home sites
June 2, 2022 GMTGATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking help identifying sites of historic homes within its boundaries.
According to a park news release, Volunteer-In-Park Frank March estimates the park has more than 2,400 former homesites, with more than 70% identified.
Pakistan head coach backs struggling captain Babar
February 17, 2022 GMTISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq has backed the leadership qualities of all-format captain Babar Azam ahead of next month’s historic home series against Australia.
Babar has captained Karachi Kings to eight consecutive Twenty20 loses in the Pakistan Super League and has scored only two half-centuries.
Tupelo neighborhood joins US list of historic places
November 29, 2021 GMTTUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A downtown Tupelo neighborhood has joined the National Register of Historic Places.
Advocates learned about the designation in late September, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.
$1K offered for President Warren Harding’s stolen dog collar
November 25, 2021 GMTMARION, Ohio (AP) — A radio station serving U.S. President Warren G. Harding's Ohio hometown says a reward offered by one of its listeners is providing new hope of finding a long lost dog collar stolen from his historic home.
Cyprus Orthodox Church to restore historic homes amid outcry
February 3, 2021 GMTNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church on Wednesday pledged to rebuild a row of historic homes that were partially demolished next to an under-construction cathedral amid a public outcry over what government officials described as an “unlawful” action.
Historic home that was facing demolition is sold to museum
September 30, 2020 GMTA historic New Hampshire mansion built by a wealthy industrialists has been saved from demolition by a last-minute sale to an art museum...
Miami share their ribbonwork at historic home
July 8, 2018 GMTAlthough there wasn't a large crowd for Saturday's Miami Ribbonwork workshop, those who attended spent their time diligently cutting strips of paper to emulate the Native American tribe's traditional diamond-pattern ribbonwork.
Five Points residents unhappy about plan to demolish historic homes, build church parking lot
March 8, 2018 GMTA debate is brewing in Raleigh’s Five Points community between a church and its neighbors as Hayes Barton Baptist Church wants to tear down several old homes to make way for a parking lot.
In Raleigh’s historic Hayes Barton community, six homes on White Oak Road are ground zero for where history and progress intersect in the Five Points area.
A historic home in Minneapolis inspires a makeover – and a ministry
December 22, 2017 GMTRenee Carlisle feels called to share her home with total strangers.
Specifically, strangers who are in the Twin Cities to do faith-based mission work.
A lot of people need a home away from home, said Carlisle, who has gone on international mission trips and serves as missionary coordinator for her church.
Historic homestead restored in Recapture Wash
June 3, 2017 GMTArtist tells how she created her book on historic homes
April 3, 2017 GMTFort Wayne artist Diane Groenert still has the scraps of paper that helped make the overwhelming task of creating a book doable : even if it took 10 years.
Each scrap had a handwritten instruction : including "get $" and "scan all images" : that broke down her goal into manageable steps.
Historic Charleston Foundation celebrates 70th anniversary with antiques show and five-week festival
March 12, 2017 GMTWhen the Historic Charleston Foundation was created 70 years ago, its founders had the foresight to know that a major tool at their disposal was opening private historic homes to the public in the springtime.
Library presentation covers North Platte’s historic homes
March 11, 2017 GMTNorth Platte has a rich history dating back to the mid-1800s, and many homes that were constructed between that time and 1907.
Kaycee Anderson, library researcher and historian, spoke about period homes to a full house Friday at the North Platte Public Library.
A shelter odyssey
February 18, 2017 GMTCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — During an era in which students were taught to "duck and cover" under their desks, and Civil Defense as well as the possibility of nuclear war were taken extremely seriously, The Clothes Tree in downtown Corvallis was a bank and its vaults were part of the county's fallout shelter program...