Contraband and Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial
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A presentation by Fran Bromberg about the creation, forgetting, and rededication of the cemetery on South Washington Street
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Steamboats Across the Potomac
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Fortunately, a much calmer boat ride to Nats Park from the Alexandria waterfront last week than in October 1862.
Read MoreThe Black Military Experience in the Civil War
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A fascinating talk by Leslie Rowland, director of the Freedmen & Southern Society Project, on the Black Military Experience during the Civil War—drawn from National Archives documents.
Read MoreSoldiers' Graffiti (and Julia Wilbur) at Historic Blenheim
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Stories behind Civil War graffiti at Historic Blenheim in Fairfax, VA.
Read MoreSlave Inventory Database in Fairfax County: Crossing the 1870 Gap
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What Maddy McCoy and others learned when they went page by page through more than a century of Fairfax County paperwork.
Read MoreCivil War Photography and Beyond
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Learning about Civil War photography from Dean DeRosa and Bob Zeller.
Read MoreMoving Day in the 19th Century
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My son’s recent move (his 4th in 4 years) made me think about moving in the 1800s.
Read MoreEsther Bubley's Tomball Photos
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Esther Bubley took photographs of Tomball, Texas, in 1945. I visited a different Tomball last week.
Read MoreLincoln's Generals' Wives: A Conversation with Candice Shy Hooper
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One great benefit in writing about Julia Wilbur has been talking with other authors about their biographies. Such as—Candice Shy Hooper, author of Lincoln’s Generals’ Wives.
Read MoreA Feisty Civil War Nurse at the Lyceum
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Researcher John Lustrea shared tales of Clarissa (“Clara”) Jones, whose Civil War nursing service included time at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Va.
Read MoreCaregiving in the 1800s
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Julia Wilbur and other “dutiful daughters” (and nieces, aunts, et al.) often had their hands full.
Read MoreThe First Independence Day after the End of the Civil War
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Here’s how Julia Wilbur—and finally liberated African Americans—celebrated July 4, 1865, in Washington, DC.
Read More"What an Immense City": Julia Wilbur Visits New York in July 1863
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Julia Wilbur does New York City--July 1863, right before the Draft Riots. I follow her footsteps in 2018.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur: Teacher and Equal Pay Advocate
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Julia Wilbur’s experiences as a teacher from 1844 to 1859 ring true today. Equal pay for equal work, anyone?
Read MoreA Q and A with Jessica Ziparo, Author of This Grand Experiment
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In which I learn more from the author about the life of female government employees (including Julia Wilbur) in the 1860s.
Read MoreThey Knew Lincoln
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A conversation at Ford's Theatre on April 16--D.C. Emancipation Day--between historian Kate Masur and journalist Michele Norris about this fascinating book and its original author, John E. Washington
Read MoreUpon Hearing about the Death of Abraham Lincoln
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Julia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Read MoreHarriet Tubman Photo in the Public Domain
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This wonderful photograph of Harriet Tubman, re-discovered last year, is now conserved and in the public domain!
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"Dealer in Slaves" to Freedom House
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There's been a lot in the paper lately about Freedom House in Alexandria. Here's some background.
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