The Siege of Fort Wayne. In early fall of 1812, war became real at Fort Wayne Indiana.  The military garrison at Fort Wayne stood to defend themselves from a week

A few weeks ago I purchased an old mantel clock from Marketplace.  The clock is a little rough, but Andrew Jackson was on the glass reverse panel, so it became

As mentioned in the previous post, we periodically find accounts of a musket ball or rifle ball passing through one individual and into another.  Such is the case concerning a

When I put the Squire Boone timeline together for a previous post, it intrigued me that for a short time prior to their trek to the Carolinas, the George Boone

I recently found a detailed article concerning the formation of Kentucky  at the Kentucky Genealogical Society website.  It was written by the former publisher of “Bluegrass Roots”, Landon Wills, and

State seals were used by government authorities to attest to and give validity to public records and documents.   I am sharing the images of the original concept seals.  According to

The last time I saw Ol’ Badger at Fort Boonesboro, I asked him how he lost an eye.  It was clear the question made him uncomfortable and he did not