U.S. Grant Death Day Commemoration at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
This event is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri. Complete information can be found here. U.S. Grant Death Day…
Grant Remembrance Day at Grant Cottage Near Saratoga, NY July 23, 2022
On Saturday, July 23, the Grant Cottage near Saratoga, New York will commemorate Ulysses S. Grant’s death with a program celebrating his life. Here is…
July 17 New London, Ct. Holding Ceremony Unveiling Plaque Commemorating Slave Shipment
This Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Amistad Pier in New London, Ct., a ceremony will be held to unveil a plaque marking…
This Weekend Abolitionist Roots of the Women’s Rights Movement at Seneca Falls, N.Y. July 15-17 2022
For the first time in three years, the Women’s Rights National Historic Park will commemorate the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Convention in-person. Here is info…
Video of Talk by Jill Titus on How the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Was Celebrated in 1963
Dr. Jill Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963, gave a lecture this year on how the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was celebrated in…
Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium at Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum St. Louis July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022 is when the 9th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium is being held at the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis….
Hamburg Massacre Commemorated This Weekend in South Carolina
The 1876 Hamburg Massacre of African Americans was long-ignored by South Carolina’s educators and museums who rewrote history to maintain White Supremacy. This weekend the…
Around the Web July 2022: Best of Civil War & Reconstruction Blogs and Social Media
Note: You can now access my own Civil War/Reconstruction podcasts here. The last month has been a uniquely vibrant one on Civil War and Reconstruction social…
Children of Gettysburg 1863 Museum Now Open at Gettysburg
A new museum focused on helping children visiting Gettysburg learn about what happened there in 1863 has been opened by the non-profit Gettysburg Foundation. Called…
Texas Education Working Group Suggested that the Term “Involuntary Relocation” Replace “Slave Trade”
Pursuant to new policies adopted in Texas barring “Critical Race Theory” a working group set up by the state has advised that what used to…