One of the greatest mysteries in American history is the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a small settlement of more than […] ...

In Anna Maria, the mayor is on vacation and Vice Mayor Charlie Salem, chairman of the commission, filled The Islander in on the current activities. Salem ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in four samples from Southwest Florida the week ending Feb. 2. brevis was at observed at background to ...

Press, the formation of Lee County, the storied history of the Lee County Courthouse, Southwest Florida’s largest city, Cape Coral, and the county seat Fort Myers in this space. We’ve also recapped ...

More than 8,000 years ago, Great Britain was connected to mainland Europe by a landmass known as Doggerland. It stretched ...

Our journey through Iowa’s 99 counties began in January with a visit to Kossuth County in the north, which is not the only ...

Anna Freud, Sigmund Freud's youngest child, became a formidable force within psychoanalysis, focusing on child psychology. Initially a teacher, she switched to an earlier interest, psychoanalysis ...

Tithe maps and their accompanying awards can be particularly useful for studying local and community history, providing a record of the landscape and its inhabitants as they stood in the mid-19 th ...

Ordnance Survey maps are very useful to the local historian as they trace the development of buildings, settlements and landscapes across the 19 th and 20 th centuries. This continuous series of maps, ...

It’s home to the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Pompeii and Naples, Italy’s third-largest city, plus limoncello and buffalo mozzarella.

1924: A small, 27-bed hospital, originally named “Annie Lee Hospital,” is incorporated by five physicians from Henderson: Dr. H.A. Newell, Dr. R.T. Upchurch, Dr ...

Sunny with a high of 33 °F (0.6 °C). Winds from NNW to N at 10 to 19 mph (16.1 to 30.6 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 19 ...