Celebrating Memorial Day 2021
Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day and was celebrated by laying flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers after the Civil War.
Category: Civil War history
Quincy & Carthage!
Quincy and Carthage offer a great day trip with Abraham Lincoln history and architectural beauty as well. Head out to explore!
Ulysses Grant’s Campsite
It is always neat to learn new history! Thanks to a press release on the Senior News & Times for Illinois I learned…
Civil War Soldier Boy – a Statue
I saw your solider statue today At the Cumberland Sugar Creek cemetery Where you stood so tall Your back against the sun. Boys,…
Culture in Decatur AL
We took a tour of the murals and agritourism in Decatur, Alabama, but what about the cultural sites in town? There are a…