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September 06, 2008 07:00 PM EDT -- I wrote this story a few months ago for a local magazine, but with the recent death (in September) of Maudie Hopkins , it just seemed like a good time to bring it back out. I posted a link to the magazine . . . more
August 05, 2006 05:53 PM EDT -- Many Canadian men won the Medal of Honor during the Civil War. Charles Asten Charles was born in Nova Scotia in 1834. He served as Quarter Gunner on the USS Signal. As the Signal patrolled the Red River . . . more
Taps
by Ruth MacGill
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May 26, 2008 12:54 PM EDT -- Taps John Butterfield is remembered as the founder of the Butterfield Overland Mail, founded in 1858, that opened the west for passenger and mail service from Memphis and St., Louis to San Francisco . . . more
September 28, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --    It was in the mist of the Civil War that West Virginia became a state.  It was the year 1863, June 20th.  The Union needed soldiers to serve in the  Union Army. It was . . . more
May 26, 2007 06:10 PM EDT -- In honor of Memorial Day 2007, I spent this afternoon meandering through a peaceful cemetery with much to offer to those patient enough to take a leisurely stroll through time.    My . . . more
January 30, 2007 07:29 PM EST -- High in the hills above Fayetteville, Arkansas lies a place that feels as if it has been long forgotten. It is a Confederate Cemetery. In 1872 the remains of soldiers were collected from . . . more
June 12, 2008 09:38 PM EDT -- When I was a boy, although some still say I am I love that line, I was a child prodigy on the piano and also extremely knowledgeable about U.S. History. My passion of interest was the Civil War. Since . . . more
September 29, 2007 11:52 PM EDT -- Tucked away in the hills of central West Virginia lies many Historical sites. One such site is the Cunningham Farm.   It was on this farm that most of the Battle at Bulltown took place. . . . more
October 23, 2007 05:31 PM EDT -- I hope you are all rested up from the journeys we had a few days ago at Pricketts Fort.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.  Today, we are going to begin our journey at the Bulltown Historic . . . more
June 30, 2007 07:31 AM EDT -- The Adams Sentinel July 21 1863 Gettysburg, Penna., July 21, 1863 Whilst a newspaper reporter was on tour of inspection of the wounded at the late battle of Gettysburg he had his attention drawn . . . more
June 22, 2007 02:57 PM EDT -- That Fighting Irishman - Lt. Tom Sweeney    Lt. Thomas W. Sweeney is a name you will run across frequently when researching anything involving the Colorado River crossing at Yuma . . . more
April 10, 2007 12:19 PM EDT -- BUILT 1851 - 1856 RESTORED 1959 RESTORED 1985 Description: 1 story 12'6"x14'6", post & beam on brick piers with standing seam gable roof. Moved from original location to be connected . . . more
March 15, 2008 10:53 AM EDT -- With Abraham Lincon's 200th birthday approaching, visitors will be flocking to New Salem, Illinois. It's already a very popular place. New Salem was the home to a young Abraham Lincoln for . . . more
February 25, 2007 10:25 PM EST -- My one and only young adult novel has just been re-released and it has a brand new adorable cover. I will post the image (if I can still remember how to do it!). And it qualifies as a triple namer, not . . . more
July 24, 2007 07:32 PM EDT --   I, Catherine Huber, sit at table, pen in hand. In trepidation, we await the ever brewing battles we have rumour of. Simple farmers we are and have no need for war, but face it we . . . more
April 27, 2007 07:14 AM EDT -- Welcome to the newest SHINE SHOWCASE! Each week (or so... ) I  select another member of our group to showcase on our site by making them a "Feature". This means that . . . more
June 20, 2008 09:26 PM EDT -- After the War of 1812, there was a rush to build bigger, better fortifications along the East Coast against foreign enemies.  The earliest version of Fort Delaware was completed in 1819 . . . more
A day in pictures
by Paul Kurrey
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June 19, 2008 09:04 PM EDT -- Waiting to record in Jamaica this week, i have gotten restless and impatient. So I decided to take my camera and drive around.  Gettysburg, a long gone amusement park, the Chesapeak Ohio Canal I made . . . more
January 15, 2007 04:02 PM EST -- As we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the debate over the display of the Confederate flag on public grounds has resurfaced (“Biden wants Confederate flag off grounds”).  Senators Joe . . . more
January 11, 2008 03:36 PM EST -- I just finished reading two books which, taken together, detail the history of the American Civil War as it affected the coastal section of North Carolina. Both books were written by William R. Trotter. . . . more
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