Today is Father’s Day, and Dave’s gift will be the same thing he got for Christmas: a ride on a steam train. He loves trains, and this time, I chose a different route. For the previous trip, we had a lovely ride through the mountains of western North Carolina on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. […]
I must confess that I enjoy watching Time Team, a British television show where a team of archaeologists must uncover the answer to a question and have only three days to do it. It seems most people, like Tony Robinson, the host, expect to hear about beautiful finds, which, in the past, was also what
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While I often feel like I am running around in circles, that is not what I meant by the title of this article. Anyone who has been around me for any length of time knows I enjoy finding connections between places, events, and people. And none have been more fun than chasing the roots of
What springs to mind when someone uses the term ghost ship? Are you like me and envision the Black Pearl from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies? When I heard there was a ghost fleet in nearby Mallows Bay, I was intrigued. They offer kayak tours, so of course, I signed us up. Mallows Bay,
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There is so much history near our house in Maryland. Pulling out of our neighborhood, to the right lay the ruins of Marshall Hall, the home of William Marshall, constructed in 1725. From the grounds, I can look across the Potomac River at Mount Vernon, the home of Marshall’s friend, George Washington. Turning left and
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As you know, I loved living in Germany, but there were a few things I missed while we were gone. One of them was being a part of the 7th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, an American Revolutionary War re-enactment group. Well, this weekend, Dave and I rejoined the 7th for the Revolutionary War
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I love to visit Washington D. C. There is so much to see and do. Years ago, Dave worked in the District while the kids and I remained in Norfolk. Each month, we drove up and spent a weekend in his apartment. While the accommodations were cozy for four of us, it was always an
April is Maryland Archaeology Month. On Saturday, I joined the local archaeological group, providing activities for children to learn how we can study the past by examining the items people left behind. Most of them asked, “Like their trash?” I suppose that is one way of looking at it. Archaeological digs can be found throughout
We got up early on Wednesday to catch the Metro into Washington, D.C., to see the cherry blossoms. I’d wanted to go since we’ll be moving away from the area later this year, so I kept an eye on the ever-elusive peak bloom date. Last weekend’s warm, sunny weather over St. Patrick’s Day sped up
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As the saying goes, “Everyone’s a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.” Now, we all know that isn’t true, but there is a large percentage of Americans with Irish roots. I have ancestors from Donegal. But where did the phrase originate? The main reason may be due to the significant Irish immigration throughout history
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