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Remembering D-Day
Remembering D-Day “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you[read more]
Remembering the Titanic
Remembering the Titanic“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay[read more]
Removing the Ancient Landmarks
Removing the Ancient Landmarks “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers[read more]
Presumption of Innocence
With the recent Supreme Court hearings on the nomination of Brett[read more]
Unauthorized Reenactment? A National Park Service Update
Dear friends, We wanted to bring you a bit of insight on[read more]
Landmark Events Goes to Federal Court
On December 6, Landmark Events Historian Bill Potter and I will appear[read more]
Boston Street Terrorism
Unhappy Boston! see thy Sons deplore, Thy hallow’d Walks besmear’d with guiltless[read more]
One if by Land and Two if by Sea
One if by land, and two if by sea And I on[read more]
Carrie McGavock — An American Heroine
Heroism and self-sacrifice are often exhibited in battle, but it was[read more]
Great Revival in the Southern Armies
Military Historian, Bill Potter One of the greatest spiritual awakenings in history[read more]
The Women of Scotland’s Past: The Margarets of Wigtown
In preparation for our Scotland Tour in September, our guides have composed[read more]
The Men of Scotland’s Past: Samuel Rutherford
In preparation for our Scotland Tour in September, our guides have composed[read more]
From Scotland to America
Dr. Marshall Foster has been teaching the biblical and[read more]
The Men of Scotland’s Past: John Knox
In preparation for our Scotland Tour in September, our guides have composed[read more]
The Men of Scotland’s Past: Columba
In preparation for our Scotland Tour in September, our guides have[read more]
The Political Importance of Taverns in Colonial America
right understanding of the political importance of taverns in colonial America will[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: Private Tod Carter
by Samuel Turley What a sight it must have been for 24-year-old[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: General Patrick Cleburne
by Samuel Turley “If we are going to die, then let us[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: General John Bell Hood
by Bill Potter The commander of the Confederate army at the Battle[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: General John McAllister Schofield
by Bill Potter Western New Yorker and son and grandson of Baptist[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: Lieutenant Arthur MacArthur
by Bill Potter More than 106,000 Confederate and Union soldiers clashed in[read more]
Personal Portraits of Franklin: Corporal Sam Watkins
by Samuel Turley Sitting in his home, nestled in the rolling hills[read more]
Celebrating His Providence
WWII Veteran Bernard Jordan You gotta love this guy. The great and noble[read more]
Remembering the Battle of Franklin
150 Years Ago | 29 November, 1864 Tonight, Carnton Plantation — this home[read more]
Lessons from ‘Unbroken’ and The Life of Louie Zamperini
By Mary Elaine Turley On the recent passing of war hero Louie Zamperini,[read more]
Why Landmark Tours? A Case Study at The Old South Meeting House
The Old South Meeting House was home to one of the most important[read more]
The Imprint of Virginia’s History
It is not an overstatement to say that the story of America’s freedom[read more]
Virginia in Shadows
Virginia in Shadows By Bill Potter “By the help of history, a young[read more]
Remembering WWI
One-hundred years ago today marks the beginning of the First World War as[read more]
A Visit with Former Staff Sergeant Lampton “L.C.” Terrell
by Jonathan Bartlett Last week we traveled to New Orleans, Biloxi[read more]
Remembering General Andrew Jackson
by Bill Potter On 8 January, 1815 the Battle of New Orleans was[read more]
Why History is the Most Important Subject You Teach
Historian David McCullough suggested that trying to understand the future without learning from[read more]
Pearl Harbor Day, 2013
Two years ago I had the privilege of visiting Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on[read more]