Fri January 26, 2018
Great-Granddaughter of Peter J. McGuire Donates Tools and Other Personal Belongings to Carpenters Museum in Philadelphia
On Jan. 9, Kathleen Rossell, great-granddaughter of Peter J. McGuire, the founder and first general secretary of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America (UBCJA), visited the Carpenters Tool & History Museum in Philadelphia....
Emily Buenzle - Fri January 19, 2018
Workers Build French Castle With 13th Century Tools
Imagine trying to build a castle—without modern-day construction equipment. It sounds impossible, but a group of enthusiasts is attempting to do just that in Burgundy, France. Michel Guyot and Maryline Martin starting building Guedelon Castle in 1997, or 1228, if you're counting in historical years, using exclusively 13th-century construction techniques and materials, Metro reported....
Thu January 18, 2018
Storm Blew Historic Building to Canada; Maine Wants It Back
LUBEC, Maine (AP) A fishing-industry landmark on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places is going to be saved after being set adrift during a blizzard in Down East Maine. The Bangor Daily News reports that two contractors, a Canadian and an American, will remove the structure's remains from New Brunswick's Campobello Island....
Jonathan Mattise - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 15, 2018
Developer Halts Plans After Likely Civil War Graves Found
Developers halted plans Jan. 12 for a sprawling entertainment and residential complex in Tennessee after archaeologists discovered what they believe are graves on a site near a Civil War fort built by slaves....
Joe Trinacria - Fri January 12, 2018
Alcatraz: The Fortress Built to be Escape-Proof
Just as the RMS Titanic was deemed “unsinkable” in its time (and we know how that turned out), Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was likewise boldly billed as escape-proof – until it wasn't....
The Associated Press - Thu January 11, 2018
Foundation Plans to Build $100M Theodore Roosevelt Library in 2019
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The foundation for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library said they hope to begin construction next year on the estimated $100 million facility in western North Dakota....
Tue January 09, 2018
Agreement Allows Historic Railroad Bridge Demolition
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Agreement on a historic preservation plan will allow the demolition of a former railroad bridge next to the Ohio Turnpike. The state Department of Transportation said removal of the old Chessie railroad bridge in northwestern Ohio will likely begin during the second half of the year....
Tue January 09, 2018
Historic Bungalow Sparks Local Preservation Debate
BEXLEY, Ohio (AP) The proposed demolition of a 103-year-old bungalow in suburban Columbus has set off a dispute between the property's new owners and area preservationists. The Columbus Landmarks Foundation has argued that the Bexley home and its architecture are significant to the inner-ring suburb's history and heritage, The Columbus Dispatch reported....
Giles Lambertson - Wed January 03, 2018
Oak Island Treasure Hunters Turn to Caterpillar for Digging Needs
Oak Island is a dream for buried-treasure hunters, tantalizing them with links to 14th-century explorers, 17th-century gold coins and mysterious coded messages. For nearly 200 years, the island has drawn treasure-seekers....
Emily Buenzle - Tue January 02, 2018
Construction Crews Unearth Ancient Discovery
Crews at a Chinese construction site on Christmas Day uncovered 30 dinosaur eggs. Construction was halted at the site of a new middle school in the city of Ganzhou after the workers found the 130 million-year-old eggs while clearing rock with explosions, BGR reported....
