Landmark Civil War museum holding auction

Landmark Civil War museum holding auction

The Lincoln-Douglas Debate display.If anyone is going to be near Gettysburg, Pa., on Saturday, you might want to stop by the American Civil War Wax Museum on Steinwehr Avenue, where they will be auctioning off old wax figures along with other items that made up their...
Experience a Civil War raid at new exhibit

Experience a Civil War raid at new exhibit

 Visitors will see signs ofMorgan’s raiding party. Summer is drawing to a close, but there’s still time to take your family on a vacation they will never forget. No, I’m not talking about the beach. (As an historical fiction author, I would...
Off topic: Spring Flowers!

Off topic: Spring Flowers!

It sure seems like Spring took a long time to get here this year. Traveling in the South to promote my new Civil War novel Noble Cause gave me a taste of warm weather and gardens in bloom, so I’m very grateful that we’ve now had a couple of days of sun for...
Gettysburg churches a treasure trove of history

Gettysburg churches a treasure trove of history

Trinity UCC, GettysburgI’ve been attending different church services the last few weeks–which may not seem like a topic for an historical fiction author’s blog–expect that every church I have attended was used as a hospital during the...
The sweet taste of summer

The sweet taste of summer

It looks like summer weather has finally arrived. We’ve been teased with it here in Pennsylvania since March, but at last I think it’s here to stay. I’ve been picking fresh strawberries by the handful for a few weeks now, but this is an example of...
 

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