New Year's Eve Day--A Sad Time for Julia Wilbur
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December 31, 1859, was a sad milestone for Julia Wilbur, but one that propelled her in a very different direction.
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Holiday Gift, 1850s: Autographs for Freedom
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Hot Christmas gift in 1853-1854: Autographs for Freedom, compiled by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
Read MoreAt the Gettysburg Cemetery: The Minnesota Urn
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Daryl and Diane Sannes' generosity calls attention to Minnesotans who fought at Gettysburg and suffered a horrific casualty rate. And it turns out that their own home has a connection to two members of the regiment, one of whom died in the battle.
Read MoreBook Plates from Afar
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Want to give someone a signed copy of A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time from afar? Here's the solution
Read MoreThanksgiving in Alexandria, 1862
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In 1861, Julia Wilbur celebrated Thanksiving quietly in New York State. The following year was a different story.
Read MoreVisiting Dr. Mudd
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Contemplating the role of Dr. Samuel Mudd in the Lincoln assassination, while surrounded by his and his family's possessions.
Read MoreLost Alexandria
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Lance Mallamo helped a rapt audience "find" some pieces of lost Alexandria.
Read MoreGoat Castle
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"Murder, aristocracy, recluses, and goats"--and race relations in this book by Karen L. Cox.
Read MoreFrom Diary to Biography
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I hope my guest blog for the University of Nebraska Press gives you some useful tips to go from diary pages to a narrative.
Read MoreChicago's Abraham Lincoln Book Shop
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Watch my conversation with Bjorn Skaptason on Author's Voice at Chicago's Abraham Lincoln Book Shop.
Read MoreHonoring Anna Lynch
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Anna Lynch (1925-2017), much loved and respected, honored at the Lyceum on September 23.
Read MoreSgt. Major Christian Fleetwood: USCT Member, Medal of Honor Recipient, Diary Keeper
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Few first-person accounts by USCT are known, which is why the diary of Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood caught my interest.
Read MoreNational Book Festival: At the Virginia Booth
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i got to volunteer at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities' booth at the National Book Festival.
Read MoreThe Athenaeum in Old Town Alexandria
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Meredith Barber on the history of the Athenaeum building in Old Town Alexandria.
Read MorePoint Lookout, Maryland: A Confederate POW Camp, a Union Fort, and a Place to Fish
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Point Lookout's location marked it for many things during the Civil War, including a large Confederate POW camp.
Read MoreUpdate--Appomattox Statue, Then and Now
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The Confederate veteran has stood on Alexandria's main north-south thoroughfare for more than 100 years. What should happen to it now?
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The Harriet Tubman Byway on the Eastern Shore
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A trip along the Harriet Tubman Byway is a good reminder of injustice and bravery.
Read MoreCharles County, Maryland: Two Stops on a Summer Saturday
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A visit to the Thomas Stone Historic Site and Port Tobacco on a summer Saturday.
Read MoreTough Choices for a New Monument
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How to choose 8 people to recognize at the base of a monument to honor emancipation and freedom? With difficulty.
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