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 first catch up post: ...

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

My home is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains (in the background here). This is looking east, Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Why would I want to live anyw...

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

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

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 long missing history ...

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

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

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

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

Starting slow, but with the history and beauty that I'm surrounded by here in western Virginia, along with the relics and bones we'll be discussing in the da...

Joseph A. Waddell wrote a rich history of Augusta County, Virginia: Annals of Augusta County, Virginia - From 1726 to 1871. Trained as a lawyer, he came to ...

Fascinating read offering many different perspectives; some competing. The chapter titled "Local History: A Way to Place and Home" by historian Joseph A. Ama...

I finally got around to finding someone who is able to transcribe my great-grandfather's journal. His handwriting is somewhat challenging. Robert M. Williams...

“Men used to build and create as much for future generations as for their own needs, so their tools have a special message for us and our time. When you ho...

He buried history to save it . . . On the 12th of June, 1864, Union General David Hunter ordered the burning of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Vir...

Several weeks ago, I posted a "preservation alarm" about the Jefferson, aka, Warm Springs Pools. I, along with many other folks familiar with the pools, have...

The Waynesboro Heritage Foundation and Museum (where I serve as VP of the board), recently received a very generous donation. Local philanthropist, Mrs. Virg...

“Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” ~ Mark Twain I’ve heard theologians and preachers say that dogs an...

“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their c...