The nation’s capital will buzz with speeches and parades for Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 21 and the presidential inauguration events, Jan. 21.
Springfield MO Day Trip into the Holidays
October 23, 2011 by
Merrily we go to Little Laura’s House, Uncle Roosters, Grandpa Joe’s, Baker Creek, and the greenest Hilton hotel in Springfield MO.
An Illinois town where color is only half the reason to go
October 17, 2011 by
Commanding the top northwest corner of Illinois, Galena is a historic town with delicious reasons to visit. oads wind through vast fields of corn under a 360 degree sky until you reach the roller coaster hills of the northwestern most corner of Illinois. Then, from the top of each ridge a panorama of purple-hued trees, farmsteads and forests spread across the horizon.
Maryland: At the Heart of the Civil War
July 1, 2011 by
Few areas of the country were more affected by the Civil War than central Maryland. The swath of land from the Potomac River through Hagerstown and Frederick up to Pennsylvania saw unending military action for most of the war. Skirmishes at Hancock early in the war, the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, the… Read More
The Civilians of Gettysburg: Glimpses into History
June 30, 2011 by
The saga of the Shriver family of Gettysburg reflects the tragedy of life for the civilians during the Civil War.
After the Cannons Fell Silent: The Gettysburg Civilians
June 29, 2011 by
After the Battle of Gettysburg, civilians coped with aiding thousands of wounded soldiers. Lawyer David Wills help create the National Cemetery to bury Union dead. Lincoln finished the Gettysburg Address while a guest at WIlls’ house.
