SALT LAKE CITY — Pieces of Utah's past are stored in the basement of the Rio Grande Train Station in Salt Lake City. The Utah Divisions of History and Art have amassed a combined total of 1.8 million ...

The Historical Society of Topsail Island enjoyed Elaine Blackmon Henson, native of Wilmington and former teacher, as the guest speaker on October 11. Henson has been collecting vintage ads and post ...

Do you prefer a one-piece or a string bikini? Swim trunks or a snug Speedo? Whatever you select, your choice isn’t made in a vacuum under the florescent lights of a fitting room. History has informed ...

(Look Back is an occasional series with content and images from the Atlantic County Historical Society.) On May 28, 1907, Atlantic City passed the "Mackintosh" law requiring bathers to wear a garment ...

The South Bay and Harbor Area have been blessed with beautiful beaches. But if you’d gone to one wearing even a modest modern-day swimsuit a century or more ago, you’d have been carted off to jail.