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 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 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 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 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 MoreQ-and-A with Pamela Toler, author of Heroines of Mercy Street
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Historian and author Pamela Toler posed some questions to me about Julia Wilbur and Civil War Alexandria.
Read MoreSusan Ireland's Boarding House on Seventh Street
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Among Susan Ireland's investments was the building where Clara Barton lived in the 1860s. But how did Ireland get her money, and how could she invest as a woman in that era?
Read MoreCostumes from Mercy Street at the Lyceum
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Check out four costumes used on the PBS series Mercy Street--worn by Alice Green, Emma Green, Mary Phinney, and Jed Foster.
Read More"What an Immense City": Julia Wilbur Visits New York in July 1863
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Julia Wilbur does New York City--early July 1863. I follow her footsteps--late June 2017.
Read MoreMason's Island: or A Bully Little Island in the Potomac*
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Notes from a talk about Theodore Roosevelt Island by NPS expert Brad Krueger, who also spurred my visit there last weekend.
Read MoreFor Mainers and Maine-Lovers: Amy Bradley in Alexandria
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A Maine woman made life less miserable for thousands of soldiers in Alexandria, VA.
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