Bay City's rich history, first in the lumbering industry and then automotive manufacturing, may obscure another legacy important to the community's development: Shipbuilding.

When we think about the local history of Appomattox - or any history - it’s easy to think about the written word; or, if you visit the Surrender Grounds at the National Park, history as represented by architecture and the surrounding land.

Now that the weather has warmed up and spring is everywhere, catch a new release by a Louisiana author or a book on Louisiana and head outside for some good reading.

Several local residents took a trip down memory lane Sunday afternoon at the Saratoga National Battlefield, where author Linda Sanders gave a slide presentation of some of the photographs she used in her new book, "Stillwater."

A reprinting of the book “Images of America: Westwood” for the Westwood Historical Society is now available.

Cambridge police do more than just apply handcuffs and hand out parking tickets. They are also representatives of an institution that is bound up with Cambridge’s history.

A new book hit shelves Monday, and it’s all about Buxton.

Local historian and film student Claire Marie Vogel collected more than 500 photos to chronicle Laguna's past.

Unlike some American heartland cities, Milwaukee was settled by Germans, Jews and other immigrant groups with an appreciation for theater.

New Book Chronicles History of the Portsmouth Fire Department

Before the traffic-clogged roads, townhouse developments and talks of a downtown center, Wheaton was a rugged 18th-century farm owned by an Irish stone mason, consisting of exactly five working oxen, 40 sheep, 16 swine and eight slaves.

Filmmaker publishes the stuff that didn't fit into the movie

It all started with a young woman’s desire to better know her father, who died when she was too young to remember.

Looking to avoid the inevitable summertime congestion caused by flocks of beachgoers migrating south on Rt. 1, many drivers spurn the superhighway and opt for the slower and steadier pace of Rt. 13.

Every day, thousands of motorists speed over what was once the longest steel suspension bridge in the world.

A lot of things can change in a hundred years, but some never do, I discovered this week when our Huntley American Association of University Women group sat down to dinner and conversation with Nancy Bacheller, author of the new photo-essay book, "Images of America: Huntley."

If you've ever wondered why Middletown has never been featured in one of those sepia-tint collections of old photographs issued in the thousands by Arcadia Publishing, wonder no longer, Images of America: Middletown will be released today, Friday March 20, in a book signing by authors Robert and Kathleen Hubbard (in conjunction with the Middlesex County Historical Society) at Broad Street books.

Farragut Folklife Museum Director Emeritus Doris Woods Owens’ latest project, “Concord-Farragut,” a history of Concord and Farragut in photographs has been completed and will be available Monday, March 23, through Arcadia Publishing, Borders Booksellers and Farragut Folklife Museum Gift Shop.

To celebrate the Wabaunsee County Sesquicentennial, the Wabaunsee County Historical Society is releasing a new photo history book of the county on May 18, 2009.

Carina Monica Montoya’s new book, Los Angeles’s Historic Filipinotown, commemorates one of the most distinctive Asian/Pacific cultural legacies in Los Angeles.

I enjoyed seeing backward again this week, and all that without spinning my head around.

Dianna and Don Gravemen spent the evening of their 25th wedding anniversary on separate floors of their house, working furiously to edit the book they were putting together.

When Arcadia Publishing released its “Images of America” book on Palm Desert in February, it also printed a set of 15 postcards featuring a selection of vintage photos from the book.

If there was any question about it, South Sound maritime historian Chuck Fowler says he has solid proof that people are fascinated with the imagery and lore of tugboats.

Elizabeth Spilinek believes that a person can tell a lot about the history of a community just by looking at its historic buildings.

PULASKI COUNTY is featured in the newest addition to the popular Images of America pictorial history book series, produced by Arcadia Publishing of Chicago.

Journalist and historian Karen Clem Fritz, with the support of the Pulaski County Historical Society, has gathered this collection of photographs and written the narrative to provide a glimpse of vintage rural Indiana as "grandpa and grandma remember it."

In "Mexicans in Tempe," Santos C. Vega gives vignettes of pioneering Mexicans, such as Martinez, and their role in developing the city.

Carina Monica Montoya commemorates one of the most distinctive Asian/Pacific cultural legacies in the city through her new book Los Angeles's Historic Filipinotown.

The only thing that never changes is the constancy of change itself.

Warrington Township has seen a lot in its 275-year history from presidential stays to Dick Clark's American Bandstand to a missile site.

The Flight Path Learning Center and Museum at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has scheduled a book signing event Tuesday, March 17th for "Los Angeles International Airport," which tells of the airport's history and features previously unpublished photographs.

Did you know that Huntley once had its own brass band? That Suffragettes marched up Main Street, and a dry goods store once sat on the east end of the square?

When Nancy S. Bacheller wrote her last column for the Northwest Herald, she was surprised to get a phone call from a local publishing editor.

A new book on the history of Warrington Township is out just in time for the township's 275th anniversary.

Over the past 30 years, the name of a shopping center -- Trolley Square -- has slowly become the common way to describe the bustling neighborhood on Wilmington's west side.

You never know what you might found out about a place until you start researching, knocking on doors and talking to its residents.

As lifelong residents of the town, George and Claudine Waterbury have lived through much of its history.

The Images of America books, from Arcadia Publishing (which by the way was born in Dover, N.H., and has grown appreciably), are great for any hometown crowd.

Photography is an awesome thing.

Latest Tom Perry book being released today

Two noteworthy additions for Airways readers to Arcadia's 'Images of Aviation' series of photographic histories are devoted to two important commercial airports: New York,LaGuardia; and Oakland, California.

NONFICTION Pictures tell narrrative

Why wait another 50 years for a bicentennial, when you can celebrate the sesquicentennial of Oregon's statehood?

A Book Review of Wheatland

Arcadia Publishing's Springlake Amusement Park, one of the newest offerings in its long-running Images of America series, takes a look at one of Oklahoma's most beloved traditional amusement parks.

Past IPA National President and Auburn State Park Ranger Mike Lynch is back with another book on a favorite subject of his.