Category: Places to Visit
Juneteenth at National Archives: Emancipation Proclamation & Texas Order Creating Juneteenth on Display
The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 3, which was issued in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 will be on display this Juneteenth weekend at…
New Theater and Film Debut at Richmond’s American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia has become a regular stop for students of the Civil War visiting the former Confederate capital. The…
Reconstruction Brought Harvard Its First Black Student: Why Was He Forgotten?
The Washington Post has a feature on Harvard’s first Black student written by University of South Carolina historian Christian K. Anderson. Here are substantial excerpts:…
Peterboro in Central New York Will Host Juneteenth History of Abolition Movement
Peterboro, N.Y. is where The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) and the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL) are located. Gerrit…
Grant Bicentennial Event on Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain June 11 in Georgetown, Ohio
On June 11, 2022 there will be a Grant Bicentennial event sponsored by the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home & Schoolhouse219 East Grant Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio….
Freedom House in Arlington, Va. Reopens to Tell Story of Slavery and Freedom
Freedom House was once a center for the trafficking in enslaved Blacks in Northern Virginia. The occupation of the city by Union forces at the…
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…
Should Fort Monroe Be the National Emancipation Landmark?
Public history advocate Steven T. Corneliussen argues that the United States needs a National Emancipation Monument and that it should be placed at Fortress Monroe…
Historic Brattonsville in York County SC Now Tells Important Reconstruction Klan Story
Historic Brattonsville in York County, South Carolina, has created a new exhibit on the Reconstruction Era at Brick House on the old plantation’s property. South…
Grant200 Event The Friendship of U.S. Grant & Thomas Nast at Grant Cottage May 14
The Grant Cottage, where Ulysses S. Grant completed his Memoirs and passed away soon afterwards, is holding educational events marking Grant’s Bicentennial. The site is…