Archive for the ‘Weekly History Wrap-Ups’ Category

Nothing better than a Sectional Basketball Tournament Friday in Indiana. But first, the Weekly History Wrap Up. If you’re raising a teenage boy like my wife and I, you might be familiar with the video game, Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed III is making the jump to the Revolutionary War. My son will be amped! A [...]

Time again for the Weekly History Wrap Up. Civil War history can mean increased business, so use it. I love old photographs. How about some vintage World War II shots from Corpus Christi Naval Air Base? Lynn “Buck” Compton, Easy Company Lieutenant featured in Band of Brothers, has died in Washington. And lastly, the great [...]

Check out what’s “new” in the world of “old” with the Weekly History Wrap Up. This week marks an important Revolutionary War anniversary in South Boston. A pre-Revolutionary War, 252-year-old home, is on the move in Bellmont, Massachusetts. Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved Civil War reenactments. But how about a Civil War [...]

It’s Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. Todd Andrlik provides an interesting look at Social Media and the American Revolution. A new exhibit at Saratoga National Historical Park takes a look at the contributions of African-Americans in the American Revolution. Amid changing dynamics, Civil War museums fight to stay relevant. Georgia is [...]

TGIF, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. The History Junkie is putting an APB out on an authentic Revolutionary War rifle, stolen from a private residence in Massachusetts. A Civil War cannonball has been unearthed at Governor’s Island in NYC. No small feat considering the antique projectile measures 20-inches in diameter and weighs [...]

Friday! Friday! Friday! Friday means time for the Weekly History Wrap Up! Efforts are underway, and rightfully so, to preserve and protect Revolutionary War and War of 1812 historical sites, before it’s too late. Watch where you’re stepping! A Civil War-era explosive has been discovered in waters off Oriental, North Carolina. Now that Red Tails, [...]

Again, a cold and blustery Friday. Please enjoy the Weekly History Wrap Up. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, black Revolutionary War veterans are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Per an agreement between a landowner and the town of Clifton Park, New York, the private burial plot of Revolutionary War officer, Captain Nanning Vischer will be accessible [...]

A very snowy, chilly Friday morning here in the Midwest, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. The H.L. Hunley, the Confederate combat submarine credited with sinking the Union warship, Housatonic, has been finally unveiled in Charleston, South Carolina. One columnist pays tribute to his father, Wilfred R. “Will” Seiple, a member of the [...]

What up? Time for a little of what’s “new” in the world of “old” with the Weekly History Wrap Up. Hey New Yorkers, a Pre-Revolutionary War document, perhaps the most important from that period, making a case against British rule, is now on display in Albany. How about a look back at this week in [...]

It’s a shortened-week Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. A former World War II POW camp in England has received a sizable grant to save it. No ticker-tape parade for returning Iraq War veterans. A mass grave with buried remains of Vietnamese soldiers has been unearthed in Vietnam. Vietnam War veteran, and [...]

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