Schuyler Colfax served as Speaker of the House under Abraham Lincoln and vice president under Ulysses S. Grant. The History Museum opened a permanent exhibit dedicated to the one-time South Bend ...

Passaic County officials are set to take full control of the oldest home in Wayne. Approved in May by Wayne officials, the transfer of the Schuyler-Colfax House on Hamburg Turnpike is expected to gain ...

Jonny Barber’s colorful Colfax Museum archive finally has a permanent home after years of challenges that have drained its founder’s resources, including floods and a fire that nearly destroyed its ...

In our previous history article we explained how it happened that three Nevada County pioneers were among the final people to talk to Abraham Lincoln before the president and first lady left the ...

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SOUTH BEND — The History Museum presents “Insights in History — Schuyler Colfax: Speaker for Freedom” at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at 897 Thomas St. In the talk, Deputy Executive Director Kristie Erickson ...