Governor Youngkin’s Advisor on Confederate Monumentation Used to Say They Were Part of Lost Cause Iconography Supportive of Jim Crow
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has drawn controversy for appointing Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The board addresses issues…
The USCT After the War
July 18 was the Anniversary of the assault of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner near Charleston. The assault was the most famous…
Nine New Sites Added to Reconstruction Era National Network by National Park Service
Nine new sites have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network by the National Park Service (NPS). Here is the NPS description of…
Emancipation Day Set for August 6, 2022 in Peterboro, NY Near Syracuse
The 12th annual Peterboro Emancipation Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 starting at 10 a.m. Peterboro is located in Central New York near…
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….