TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

The silhouette of a spinning ornament atop a barn or rooftop is a familiar sight across the American landscape, yet the sophisticated mechanics and deep historical roots of the weathervane often go ...

Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets, storybook figures to race ...