If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
– Rudyard Kipling
Francis Marion was born in Berkeley County, South Carolina c. 1732. At the age of 15, Francis hired on a merchant ship bound for the West Indies. The ship sank on
Andrew Pickens (1739 –1817) was born in 1739 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His family traveled to the Shenandoah Valley where they stayed a short time. Then the family permanently located to
Before Uncle Sam became a national symbol, we had Brother Jonathan. Brother Jonathan started out as a personification of New England. He was also used as an emblem of the
I am sharing a few early maps of Ohio and a little history about the formation of Ohio’s Counties. A few years after the “Northwest Territory was established, counties such
I found another unusual hunting story among the reminiscences of Joseph Coe. Coe and his family were early settlers in northwest Ohio. The story was published 1837 & 1868 in
Oh those patriotic women…. Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension. She was born in what is now Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1751. In 1756,
A common concern many people have had for centuries is being buried alive. One method of ensuring someone had died before burial is waiting until the body started decaying. Washington
When historians, (you, me, re-enactors, academics, etc) attempt to better understand the past, one of the materials that is used is surviving documentation. Having said that, I am sharing a
‘Tell me and I forget.
Teach me and I remember.
Involve me and I learn.’
– Benjamin Franklin