In the months prior to the Revolutionary War’s culminating siege at Yorktown and Gloucester Point, Virginia in 1781, the embattled Old Dominion was the scene of an intense campaign of maneuvers and raids. These operations pitted the young Maj. Gen. the Marquis de Lafayette, commanding a small, hard-pressed but determined American force, against Lt. Gen. […] The post “We Will Cross at Ely’s Ford Today”: Is the Yorktown Campaign Historical Marker at the Right Location? appeared first ...| Journal of the American Revolution
Belinda Van Lith disappeared on June 15, 1974, from a home she was house-sitting near Monticello, Minnesota. Timothy Crosby was the last known person to see her. More red flags came next.| Mitchell Republic
Belinda Van Lith disappeared on June 15, 1974, from a home she was house-sitting near Monticello, Minnesota. Timothy Crosby was the last known person to see her. More red flags came next.| Perham Focus
Sorry for the delay in posting part II of my spring break road trip: I came back with a nasty flu so re-entry and re-engagement have been stalled. I’m feeling a bit better today and I thought it would make me feel better yet by looking at my photos. From the Eastern Shore, we traveled …| streetsofsalem
Recently, I watched the Abbeville Institute’s Zoom conversation with Mike Kitchens on the loss of historic antebellum homes. Many have been lost to demolition or neglect. But there is another kind of loss threatening these historic sites. While it is important to discuss the people who built and kept these plantations afloat, some house museums are focusing disproportionately on the subject of slavery to the detriment of the original white inhabitants. But also because of how it is being ...| Abbeville Institute
