There is a wonderful article in yesterday’s New York Times on the challenges of commemorating and interpreting the tragedy of 9-11 at “Ground Zero” in Manhattan. Back in January I wrote on some of the parallels between 9-11 and Civil War memory at the Atlantic. As someone interested in public history and interpretation and as [...]
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Today I was sad to learn that Ralph Luker is closing up shop over at HNN’s Cliopatria blog. Ralph has been blogging since before I was born – I mean my blog, of course. Early on it was the place to be seen and I certainly benefited from Ralph’s encouragement and support from making it [...]
Update – 01/24: Yesterday the bill was stricken from the Senate’s calendar. Update: Head on over to Robert Moore’s site for some thoughtful commentary on Lincoln’s connection to the Shenandoah Valley. Turns out that the Lincoln family’s roots are deep. The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill that would designate the third Monday in [...]
This morning I awoke to a pretty nasty private email from a reader who was disappointed that I did not take the time to respond. I certainly understand the frustration, but while I do my best to respond to as many blog comments as possible, I simply cannot respond to each and every private email [...]
First, a big shout out to my new friends at the Olde Colony Civil War Round Table in Dedham. I had a wonderful time last night. It was an enthusiastic crowd and they asked some excellent questions. The meeting was brought to order by the ringing of a bell that was used to signal the [...]
As many of you know there are certain people that are not allowed to comment on this site. You are free to disagree with what I write here, but I expect that you do so in a respectful manner. This is my personal website and I set the rules. You are free to use your [...]
I truly appreciate that so many of you not only take the time to read this blog, but leave comments as well. You leave a lot of comments. All comments are moderated by me and I do my best to approve them as quickly as possible. I also do my best to respond to as [...]
