Kent Brown & the History of the Kentucky Civil War Roundtable
One 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....
One 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....
Coming soon . . . We offer products that celebrate American history, heritage, heroes, relics, preservation, adventure and...
Infographics are a great way to convey important information in a concise and memorable manner. I've been dabbling with some designs and...
I've worked the last few Saturdays cleaning up our property from the winter storms. A severe ice storm, followed by high winds brought...
Relic hunters and metal detectorists continue to contribute to our understanding of history with their stunning recoveries and...
Several weeks ago, I posted a "preservation alarm" about the Jefferson, aka, Warm Springs Pools. I, along with many other folks familiar...
The Waynesboro Heritage Foundation and Museum (where I serve as VP of the board), recently received a very generous donation. Local...
“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...
“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they...
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...
My son who, as a former bull rider won a Virginia state competition in that sport, shared this story with me. With this being Black...
Today is Virginian George Washington's birthday. Washington set the standard for conduct and leadership to our very young nation. His...
Update: It appears that these historic structures will be saved and preserved. See more recent news here. This is one of the saddest (and...
In a recent Youtube video produced by the American Battlefield Trust, Emerging Civil War's Chris Mackowski does a superb job of...
The title was to get your attention. I do NOT recommend activist historians. But do read on, you'll understand . . . I'm headed to the...
During our church service last night, a missionary mentioned John Weatherford while he was preaching and shared part of Weatherford’s...
"388 years ago today, February 5, 1631, Roger and Mary Bernard Williams arrived in Boston aboard the Lyon and our family’s history in...
From 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...
Yesterday, January 21st, was Stonewall Jackson's 195th birthday. When Jackson was seventeen years old, he and his friend Thaddeus Moore...
Today marks Robert E. Lee's 212th birthday. This was posted last year in the Civil War Trust's (now American Battlefield Trust) Facebook...