Chad Livsey stands in front of the Maguire-Livsey Big House near Centerville and sees more than weathered wood and aging walls. He sees four generations of family history. “I see my childhood past in ...

Ventfort Hall, an 1893 mansion built for J.P. Morgan’s sister, was in disrepair. The living and the dead teamed up to save it. Ventfort Hall was the pinnacle of grandeur when it was built, but fell ...

Historic buildings often collect urban legends over the course of their long histories. For some thrill-seekers, haunted mansions are among the most popular tourist attractions. The haunted homes ...

“Gentilly: A New Orleans Plantation in the French Atlantic World, 1818-1851” by Nathalie Dessens and Virginia Meacham Gould, Louisiana State University Press, 288 pages. I had long assumed that New ...

VANCOUVER – Clark County and The Cowlitz Indian Tribe are working to restore habitat and provide nature-based recreational opportunities at the Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area in Battle Ground. The ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Walnut Grove Plantation in Spartanburg County is once again welcoming visitors for inside tours after 18 months of restoration. Historians said the project breathed new life ...

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (WVUE) - A gravel road near the Cajun community of St. Martinville is shaded by massive oaks and pines planted two centuries ago. It’s a place where legend says a wedding in the ...

The Swauk-Teanaway Grange will host an open house Thursday that will detail major aquatic restoration projects underway in the Teanaway Community Forest. The community meeting is planned for 7 to 8:30 ...

It might seem like psychic medium Missy Nichols is literally coming out of the woodwork at the famed McPike Mansion this season. It’s been nine years since The Fortune Teller’s Cellar’s Nichols has ...

Just in time for the 2026 celebration of John Coltrane’s centennial, progress is finally underway on the restoration of the saxophonist’s long beleaguered house in Strawberry Mansion. Coltrane bought ...

Many residents and visitors alike believe Louisiana to be a place where hauntings are common, as New Orleans is often considered the most haunted city in the U.S. Perhaps the deep history, tragic ...