Their mission is simple. Remember, preserve, and honor the greatest conflict in American history.

In the midst of controversy, the Smithsonian has lost its leader. Museum professionals everywhere should be outraged. I know I am.

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to live as a member of the upper crust in the Gilded Age, this book is for you!

Our own version of royalty is the American Presidency. Explore some of the weddings that have taken place in the White House. This is the final article in a series about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

Modern bridal fashion has run the gamut, but traditional themes still reigned supreme! This is the eighth in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

Fashion changed a lot after the stock market crash through World War II. But in the Postwar Ear, luxury in bridal fashion returned! This is the seventh in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

Conservative turn of the century fashion gave way to radical changes with the Flapper brides! This is the sixth in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

Those Civil War era hoops skirts were transformed into bustles in the 1870s and 1880s, followed by the absurd leg-o-mutton sleeves of the 1890s! This is the fifth in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

The hoop skirt was all the rage in the Civil War era. Learn more about bridal fashion in the 1860s! This is the fourth in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.

Queen Victoria revolutionized wedding fashion when she chose a simple white gown instead of royal regalia. This is the third in a series of articles about the evolution of bridal fashion, featuring museums with wedding gowns currently on display.