Cold and flu season is finally behind us. Did you catch a cold, the flu, or perhaps even COVID 19 or RSV this winter? So many of us did. And when you get sick, the search is on for anything that will help relieve your symptoms and fast-track you to recovery. We are blessed withContinue reading “The Typhus Miracle”
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Crafting a Family History Narrative
As 2024 was approaching, I spent some time thinking of an appropriate topic to begin the new year. If you are a follower of my blog, you know I have a passion for discovering and preserving family history. So, I thought a post on how to craft a family history narrative would be a greatContinue reading “Crafting a Family History Narrative”
Overseer of the Poor
In today’s challenging world, you’ve likely come in close contact with someone who is poor. Someone who is homeless and living on the street. Someone down on their luck who lost a job and has no savings to fall back on. Perhaps poverty is even hitting close to home with a family member of yours. PovertyContinue reading “Overseer of the Poor”
A Civil War Artilleryman’s Story
This is the third in a series of four posts on the American Civil War. In this series, I describe the three combat arms used during the Civil War to accomplish military objectives (cavalry, infantry, and artillery). With each post, I also include the story of a Spaulding family member who served during the CivilContinue reading “A Civil War Artilleryman’s Story”
A Civil War Infantryman’s Story
This is the second in a series of four posts on the American Civil War. In this series, I describe the three combat arms used during the Civil War to accomplish military objectives (cavalry, infantry, and artillery). In the final post of the series, I’ll describe the role of the Civil War chaplain. In today’sContinue reading “A Civil War Infantryman’s Story”
A Civil War Cavalryman’s Story
This is the first in a series of four posts on the American Civil War. In the first three posts, I will describe the three combat arms used during the Civil War to accomplish military objectives. These roles include: cavalry, infantry, and artillery. In the final post of the series, I’ll describe the role of theContinue reading “A Civil War Cavalryman’s Story”
Questions I Wished I’d Asked My Father
Each year, we celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. Father’s Day was first acknowledged on June 19, 1910. Sonora Louise (Smart) Dodd (1882-1978) is credited as the founder of Father’s Day. Sonora held her father, Civil War Veteran, William Jackson Smart, in high regard. One Sunday at church in Spokane, Washington, Sonora heard aContinue reading “Questions I Wished I’d Asked My Father”
Memorial Day – The Dash in the Middle
Memorial Day will be observed this year on May 29, 2023. Memorial Day has always been special to me as a veteran of 22 years in the U.S. Navy. I live in Northern Virginia about 20 miles west of Arlington National Cemetery. Each year over Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I visit Arlington toContinue reading “Memorial Day – The Dash in the Middle”
Sons of the Founding Fathers
Do you remember career day in elementary school? Do you recall how you admired the fireman telling his exhilarating stories of extinguishing ravenous fires while saving lives? Perhaps you recall your pride in sharing with friends what your parents did for a living? Let your mind now wander back to late 1700s America for aContinue reading “Sons of the Founding Fathers”
150th Anniversary of The Spalding Memorial
If you’ve ever written a short story, published a book, created a blog, or even captured your memoirs, could you imagine your work being referenced 150 years later? This is exactly the case of the research by Dr. Samuel J. Spalding of Newburyport, Massachusetts in a book called The Spalding Memorial published in 1872. This year (2022)Continue reading “150th Anniversary of The Spalding Memorial”
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