Expanding on my last post . . . (This is rather personal, but wanted to be able to refer the curious here since I've received emails...

Despite my lack of posting here, I've been very busy over the last six months, working with preservation groups, our local museum and...

I've been "out of it" for a while. As always, lots going on behind the scenes. I'll be catching up over the next week so so. Here's the...

The Waynesboro Heritage Museum (where I serve on the board) recently went "live" with their online collections database using Past...

My home is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains (in the background here). This is looking east, Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Why...

History is so much more than abstract theory and politics which, unfortunately, seems to be the primary focus of today's 'progressive'...

“and it suddenly hit me with horror—none of them recognized the name ‘Moses.’ And I thought: Oh my God, when Moses is erased from the...

Fellow detectorist, preservationist and Virginian, Bill Dancy, has written a comprehensive book about colonial artifacts in Virginia. I...

Don't let others define you.

I’ve been so busy and it’s been so hot here in Virginia recently, I’ve done very little relic hunting this summer. But I can only go so...

I remember it so well. I was 11 years old. Many of my family members were impacted.

I've written about the concepts surrounding what we know as "sense of place" many times. The older I get and the more insanity, unhinged...

Our oldest daughter is an accomplished, strong young woman; a wife and mother of four beautiful girls. She holds a bachelor's degree...

Summer reading with my grandchildren: “I have told you what it was like for me when I was growing up. Although much would change,...

Indeed it is. And long overdue. [Don't subtract, add.] "Handprints are visible in some of the University of Virginia’s oldest bricks....

And so are my grandsons and their faithful dog, Ringo. Be sure and follow us on Instagram and Facebook! @relicsandbones

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