Category: Places to Visit
Soldiers and Sailors Monument Atlantic City NJ
When you arrive by bus from New York and Baltimore to go to the casinos you may see what looks like a monument in the…
Site of Grand Army of the Republic Encampment Atlantic City
Atlantic City now is known as a place of gambling, Casinos line the boardwalk, with buses arriving from all over the Mid-Atlantic region. Before that…
Louisiana Opening Up Exhibit on Reconstruction in Baton Rouge
A new exhibition is opening up at the Old State Capitol in Louisiana called “A More Perfect Union”. The subject is Reconstruction. Mary Durusau, theĀ …
Panels Explaining Washington’s Involvement With Slavery at Independence National Park Are Removed
Yesterday, three National Park employees took down panels explaining George Washington’s involvement with slavery. The signs were placed around George Washington’s home in Philadelphia where…
Harriet Tubman Statue Binghamton NY
Harriet Tubman has long been a hero to Upstate New Yorkers. She lived for more than half of her life in Auburn, New York in…
Veteran Graves Bridgeton New Jersey
As I was exploring Southern New Jersey, I happened upon a layout in an old cemetery that indicated that Civil War veterans were buried there….
Smithsonian Deadline for Review of All Content from White House
Although the Smithsonian is a separately chartered agency that is not accountable to the presidency, the White House has set next week as the deadline…
Rowayton Veterans Memorial Norwalk Ct.
Usually when I drive up to Connecticut, I bringĀ Dave Pelland’s authoritative book on that state’s Civil War monuments. Two weeks ago I was up…
National Park Gift Shops and Bookstores Forced to Comply With Dec. 19 Deadline to Remove DEI Items
Gift shops and bookstores at National Parks must remove any items that have to do with “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” otherwise known as “DEI,” by…
Third Anniversary of My Writing About Civil War and Reconstruction Monuments and Museums
About three and a half years ago I had a heart attack followed by a stroke. After I was released from the hospital, while I…