Category: Places to Visit
Chris Mackowski Speaking on “The Myth of Grant’s Silence” Sept. 24 at Grant’s Cottage Near Saratoga
The Grant Cottage near Saratoga, N.Y. is hosting its first-ever annual Grant Cottage Literary Landmark Authors talk on Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 4:30 PM….
The Civil War Soldiers Monument in Haverstraw, New York
This week I visited the Soldiers Monument in Haverstraw, New York. The monument is located on the corner of Hudson Ave. and West Broad Street…
Virginia Governor’s Mansion Tours No Longer Mentions Slavery Now That Youngkin Is Governor
NPR reports that Virginia Governor’s Mansion tour in Richmond no longer mentions slavery. Up until the late 20th Century the tours of the historic home…
Henry Ward Beecher Monument to Abolitionist Reverend in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo Tour
My wife’s church is a block away from the Henry Ward Beecher Statue in Brooklyn. I stopped by his monument before services last Sunday. Beecher…
Program on Grant Cottage-A Story of Family Devotion at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis
The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri is holding a program on the Grant Cottage, where the former president completed his…
Exhibit of Paintings of United States Colored Troops Opens in Lexington Park Md.
I received this press release of a new exhibit that people near Lexington Park, Maryland may want to visit. The U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive…
Civil War Monuments in Biddeford Maine & Local Graves of Veterans
My last stop during my August trip to the Southeast Maine Coast was in Biddeford, Maine. Today, this is a bustling city with both a…
Remembering the Civil War at Saco, Maine Memorial
As many of you know I was fortunate enough to vacation in Maine this summer. Many of the towns and cities along the coast there…
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Statue and Treasures at Bowdoin College Photo Tour
During my vacation in Maine last week, I took a drive up to Brunswick, Maine to tour Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s home with my wife Michele,…
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Home Photo Tour
I was fortunate enough to be in Brunswick, Maine this week to visit the home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The fact that I was able…
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