Old BoneMay 3, 20191 minKent Brown & the History of the Kentucky Civil War RoundtableOne of my favorite historians is my friend, Kent Brown. I only subscribe to a few podcasts, but Kent's Witnessing History is one of them....
Old BoneMay 2, 20191 minStorefront Tease Coming soon . . . We offer products that celebrate American history, heritage, heroes, relics, preservation, adventure and tradition—thi...
Old BoneApr 27, 20191 minOur First Infographic ~ The Importance of Historic PreservationInfographics are a great way to convey important information in a concise and memorable manner. I've been dabbling with some designs and ...
Old BoneApr 17, 20192 minSlow Down. Whittle. I've worked the last few Saturdays cleaning up our property from the winter storms. A severe ice storm, followed by high winds brought dow...
Old BoneApr 12, 20192 minMetal Detectorist Makes Stunning Recovery Relic hunters and metal detectorists continue to contribute to our understanding of history with their stunning recoveries and preservati...
Old BoneApr 11, 20191 minWarm Springs Pools UpdateSeveral weeks ago, I posted a "preservation alarm" about the Jefferson, aka, Warm Springs Pools. I, along with many other folks familiar w...
Old BoneApr 10, 20191 minWaynesboro (VA) Museum Receives $1 Million GiftThe Waynesboro Heritage Foundation and Museum (where I serve as VP of the board), recently received a very generous donation. Local phila...
Old BoneMar 11, 20194 minAn Ode to Jake“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 preach...
Old BoneMar 9, 20195 minHistory, Country Folks & God's Providence“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they ...
Old BoneMar 1, 20191 minThe Mighty Minié The latest issue of American Digger Magazine will be mailed out soon. This issue includes a piece I wrote about the history of the Minié ...
Old BoneFeb 26, 20191 minRodeo's Jackie RobinsonMy son who, as a former bull rider won a Virginia state competition in that sport, shared this story with me. With this being Black Histo...
Old BoneFeb 22, 20191 minHappy Birthday Mr. PresidentToday is Virginian George Washington's birthday. Washington set the standard for conduct and leadership to our very young nation. His lif...
Old BoneFeb 21, 20197 minPreservation Alarm - Warm Springs PoolsUpdate: It appears that these historic structures will be saved and preserved. See more recent news here. This is one of the saddest (and...
Old BoneFeb 20, 20192 minJackson's Resolve In a recent Youtube video produced by the American Battlefield Trust, Emerging Civil War's Chris Mackowski does a superb job of explainin...
Old BoneFeb 14, 20192 minRecommended: The Activist HistorianThe title was to get your attention. I do NOT recommend activist historians. But do read on, you'll understand . . . I'm headed to the Al...
Old BoneFeb 11, 20195 min The Defense of the Faith: John Weatherford and Patrick HenryDuring our church service last night, a missionary mentioned John Weatherford while he was preaching and shared part of Weatherford’s exp...
Old BoneFeb 5, 20191 minMy American Heritage Began in Boston"388 years ago today, February 5, 1631, Roger and Mary Bernard Williams arrived in Boston aboard the Lyon and our family’s history in Nor...
Old BoneJan 23, 20191 minThe Valley is HomeFrom Julia Davis's, A Valley and a Song ~ The Story of the Shenandoah River, published in 1963: The Shenandoah is also a legend, and it d...
Old BoneJan 22, 20191 minThom Jackson Before StonewallYesterday, January 21st, was Stonewall Jackson's 195th birthday. When Jackson was seventeen years old, he and his friend Thaddeus Moore w...
Old BoneJan 19, 20195 minLee ~ An Exemplary CareerToday marks Robert E. Lee's 212th birthday. This was posted last year in the Civil War Trust's (now American Battlefield Trust) Facebook ...