President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to establish the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine.

Far from the woods of Maine and the government buildings of Washington, Frances Perkins grew up at 18 Cottage St. in ...

The musical von Trapp family fled Austria during the Nazi occupation in 1938 and later settled in Vermont. They inspired the ...

President Joe Biden on Monday designated the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine, a national monument to honor the ...

President Joe Biden has designated a new national monument in Maine honoring the country's first female cabinet secretary ...

Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and was a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's ...

Did you know that Maria and the von Trapp family from 'The Sound of Music' were real people? Okay, you probably knew that. But, did you know that they settled in Vermont and have a house you can ...

Maria and the von Trapp family were actually real people, and they really did escape Austria as the Nazi Party rose to power. They also settled in Vermont and established a lodge, according to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation Monday establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances ... where Perkins and her family had ...

Her family has been in law enforcement, her father, (for) 37 years. We just wanted to be here for her, show her the love and outreach of the community." McCain, who is with the SandHills Stock Show ...

The GoFundMe page for the Perkins family reached $214,030 as of mid-afternoon Dec. 6. Griffis thanked the whole community and said West Texas is the “best place in all the world.” He added ...