Category: Places to Visit
Stone Mountain Finally Moving Forward With Next Step in “Truth Telling” Exhibit (Maybe)
People have been following the supposed effort by the administrators of Stone Mountain in Georgia to create a “Truth Telling” exhibit about the park’s connection…
New Rochelle Civil War Soldier’s Monument Photo Tour
My Photo Tour this week is of the Civil War Soldiers’ Monument in New Rochelle, New York in Westchester County along Long Island Sound. The…
Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center Grand Opening Today Nov. 5 in Oklahoma
Honey Springs was the largest Civil War battle fought in the State of Oklahoma and today its battlefield is getting a new visitor center. Today,…
“Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue Arrives in Kingston, N.Y.
The “Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue has been travelling through New York’s Hudson Valley again. Last time it was in White Plains. Now it…
Four Sites Added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
Four new sites have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network These sites are, according to National Parks Traveller: The Gilmore Cabin at…
Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Rochester Airport
The airport at Rochester, New York unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass last Friday. The airport, Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, is named for…
New North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction Museum Moving Forward
As many of you know, state and local governments in North Carolina are working together on creating a new museum in Fayetteville focused on the…
A Reconstruction Era Church in Manhattan Showed Growing Strength of Irish Immigrant Community: Photo Tour
The Parish of St. Bernard was established in 1868 in a developing Manhattan Irish immigrant community. From 1873 to 1875 the massive St. Barnard Church…
Fayetteville City Council Approves Fund for New North Carolina Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction Center
On October 24, 2022 the Fayetteville City Council approved funding of $6.6 million for a new museum already under construction in the city that will…
Podcast: Bryan Cheeseboro of National Archives Discuss Civil War Research and Educating the Public
Bryan Cheeseboro is an important person in the Civil War reenactment community, a historian of African American troops in the war, a historic site preservationist,…