Family Tree Nuts
Two countries on one tiny island. It’s only about 34 square miles but this map dot of a place has a tremendous history that has been created by people from all over the globe such as Indigenous, African, Dutch, French, Spanish, British, Italian, Danish, Portuguese, and even Chinese. Today it is a popular tourist destination…
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He could shoot so well that he was assigned to an elite unit. He deserted, more than once, was arrested, court martialed, and spent time in a military prison in Richmond. He had fingers shot off of both hands, was captured by General George Armstrong Custer, and served time as a POW. This is the…
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He served in the Confederate Army where he saw a ton of action. He wrote letters home, one of which we discovered and are about to share with you. He spent almost a year as a POW in horrible conditions and sadly passed away just weeks before men were released. This is the story of…
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On this date 160 years ago, December 31, 1862, Union & Confederate forces clashed just to the northwest of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The battle, known as the “2nd Battle of Murfreesboro”, or the “Battle of Stones River” to the South, was a significant engagement of a combined force of over 78,000 troops. Forty-three thousand four-hundred Union…
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We all know the classic song Jingle Bells, but do you know its history? Did you know it was written by a Confederate soldier that fought in the Civil War? Wait, it doesn’t snow in the south, what did he know about sleighs and snow? But wait, he was from Massachusetts, and they know plenty…
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So, you and your sibling sent your spit in to one of the DNA testing companies and got different results. On no, is my dad, really my dad? You learn you are 45% German and your sibling is 32%. Your results say that you are 20% Irish and you sibling is 15%. Your sibling’s results…
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Lincoln Impersonator Whit McMahan sits in front of the cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Knob Creek Boyhood Home National Historical Park Most folks know that Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, but not as many are aware that from ages two to eight-years-old, he moved a few miles away to the Knob Creek Farm. Lincoln…
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Civil War fort at Boonesboro? Wait? I thought Boonesboro was a pioneer fort, during the Revolutionary War? But wait, you read that correctly, there was a Civil War fort at Boonesboro as well, stay with me, and I’ll tell you it’s story! It’s one of the most obscure historic sites in the Bluegrass Region of…
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No! You are NOT Cherokee! Your Great-Great Grandma was NOT full-blooded Cherokee, nor was she a Cherokee Princess! I know that I am going to make a ton of people mad here and before the end of this story there are many of you that will think I’m completely crazy, but I don’t care, I’m…
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They crept through the forest and waded silently through Shawnee Run with all of their senses on full alert, looking for footprints, a bit of moss missing from the rocks in the creek, a broken branch, or any sign at all left by those who wished to destroy them. Those left back at Fort Harrod…
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