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Harriet Jacobs Walking Tour
On Juneteenth (or any day), please join this tour of Harriet Jacobs in Civil War Alexandria that I put together for two special visitors!
A Conversation with Ted Pulliam, Author of True Tales of Old Alexandria
Ted Pulliam explained to me how previous research did double-duty in a new book, True Tales of Old Alexandria.
What's in a Name: Confederate Street Re-naming in Alexandria, Virginia
Streets named after Confederate generals and others—overdue for a change.
"For mercy’s sake, don’t let anybody see this letter": Sarah J.C. Whittlesey
The letters of an Alexandria woman’s letters reveal her interior life.
A Conversation with Meg Groeling, Author of First Fallen: The Life of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, the North’s First Civil War Hero
Read about Col. Elmer Ellsworth’s short but eventful life, which ended in a heroic death in Alexandria.
More on Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
A bit more background about a recent article I published on a civil rights action—in 1864 Alexandria, Virginia.
Harriet Jacobs, Teacher
Harriet Jacobs started a school in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1864. It wasn’t easy.
Contraband and Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial
A presentation by Fran Bromberg about the creation, forgetting, and rededication of the cemetery on South Washington Street
Steamboats Across the Potomac
Fortunately, a much calmer boat ride to Nats Park from the Alexandria waterfront last week than in October 1862.
Upon Hearing about the Death of Abraham Lincoln
Julia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Thanksgiving in Alexandria, 1862
In 1861, Julia Wilbur celebrated Thanksiving quietly in New York State. The following year was a different story.
Lost Alexandria
Lance Mallamo helped a rapt audience "find" some pieces of lost Alexandria.
Update--Appomattox Statue, Then and Now
The Confederate veteran has stood on Alexandria's main north-south thoroughfare for more than 100 years. What should happen to it now?
Q-and-A with Pamela Toler, author of Heroines of Mercy Street
Historian and author Pamela Toler posed some questions to me about Julia Wilbur and Civil War Alexandria.
Creating & Testing a "Julia Wilbur in Civil War Alexandria" Walking Tour
I created a Julia Wilbur Walking Tour. Here's how. (And I will do it again, now that I have road-tested it!)
Emancipation: A Step into the Unknown
About 500,000 left slavery during the Civil War. As Chandra Manning's new book details, they took enormous risks in their search for freedom.
The Morning After
Julia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Mathew Brady's Photographs of Civil War Alexandria
The story behind 6 Mathew Brady photos of Civil War, Alexandria.
Thanksgiving in Alexandria, 1862
In 1861, Julia Wilbur celebrated Thanksiving quietly in New York State. The following year was a different story.