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Tis Some Visitor, I Muttered

Little Dame spent most of her grade school years not being a fan of reading. I tried so many books that I thought were interesting,...

Separated by 160 years

240 years ago, on August 7, 1782, General George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit. An award open to only enlisted men,...

Enslaved People of George Mason Memorial--How GMU makes the past, present.

Today, Colleges and Universities named after Founders are trying to reconcile the incredible accomplishments of their namesakes with the...

80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway is one of my favorite battles in the Pacific Theater for a straightforward reason--it proves the importance of good...

Tanks For The Memories...

My visit to the American Heritage Museum Have I told you lately that I love... the American Heritage Museum? It fills my heart with...

Museum of the American Revolution or American Revolution Museum? The answer is, both!

It has been ages since I visited Philadelphia. The last time I was there, the Museum of the American Revolution did not exist yet, but I...

How Franklin Shaped Our Prisons

The more I travel along the East Coast, the more I am amazed to see how the "Founding Fathers" influenced our world. For example, I...

From Lady Lex to The Blue Ghost

The loss of our first aircraft carrier came months after Pearl Harbor, but she was reborn.

Continentals, Redcoats, and Hessians...Oh, My!

Mount Vernon is one of the most iconic historic sites in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Privately owned, Mount Vernon strives to build a...

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