Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
That's right, on April 29, 2009 the University of Richmond will host the first of a series of "Signature Conferences" which will take place through 2015. Ed Ayers has organized this first gathering which has the tentative title, "America on...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 29/05/2008
who has been named as the new chief executive officer at the Virginia Historical Society. I had the good fortune of working closely with Paul a few years ago when he was managing editor of the Virginia Magazine of History...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
NORFOLK, Va., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Norfolk Southern Foundation awarded grants worth $4.92 million in 2007 and plans to award grants worth approximately $5 million in 2008 to cha...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
This image can be found in the Lee and Grant online exhibit which was sponsored by the Virginia Historical Society: "Mid-century Americans who had been disillusioned by the tragedies of World War I and the Great Depression took an interest...
Garden of Words (Free subscription) | 30/03/2008
What an odd day -- sleet pelting the ground all morning long as the tulips rear their orange and magenta and yellow heads from our yard. Today marked Nikole's fourth full day in the hospital, and tomorrow we'll discover whether...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 25/03/2008
Today I was honored to accept an invitation to join the editorial advisory board for the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography which is published by the Virginia Historical Society. I've been a subscriber and member since 2004; this is...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 24/03/2008
I had a wonderful time yesterday in Richmond and Petersburg with my new friend from Italy, Giuseppe. We got an early start and headed straight to Petersburg for a tour of the earthworks and the Crater specifically. It was quite...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 23/03/2008
I will discuss my day on the Petersburg-Richmond battlefields yesterday at some point soon, but for now I want to encourage those of you in the Richmond area to see the Lee and Grant exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society....
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
About two months ago I received a very nice email from one of my readers in Italy. It turns out that this reader is also a high school history teacher with a passion for the Civil War. Giuseppe informed me...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
If you are as much of a fan of Union Private Knox Sneden's artwork and journal as I am than check out this website. The website includes commentary by Charles S. Bryan of the Virginia Historical Society, which owns the...
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 11/12/2007
Tomorrow I am taking my Lincoln class to Richmond to visit the American Civil War Museum at Tredegar. Following the visit we will walk over to the Lincoln-Tad monument and talk a bit about how Lincoln has been remembered, commemorated,...
Genealogy Reviews Online (Free subscription) | 03/10/2007
This past weekend I was cleaning up my genealogy bookmarks in my Firefox web browser and found the Maryland Historical Society site. I thought it was pretty good and decided to check out a few other state historical societies, and...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/05/2007
JAMESTOWN, VA. If you're looking for America's cozy creation narrative -- pious settlers, friendly Indians and "the first Thanksgiving," all blessedly lacking the stain of our original sin, slavery -- then go visit that rock where the Pilgrims landed. But if you want the whole story of the white man in America -- the full-tilt frenzy of near-starvation and cannibalism, salvation through entrepreneurial...
