Family Tree Nuts
Did you know that you can visit and even step inside the actual cabin that Abraham Lincoln’s parents were married in, and first lived as husband and wife? I’ll show it to you and tell you this cabin’s awesome story! Abraham Lincoln is viewed by many as our greatest President and although controversial to some,…
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This historic location has been owned by two colonels, one Union and one Confederate. The inn has stayed in the family name for five generations making it Kentucky’s oldest family operated country inn. For more than six decades a women’s college stood here which educated well over one thousand women of the area. It has…
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Have you ever quietly wondered what someone famous and important from history saw with their eyes? Have you ever wondered if they were in a certain area that you were standing? Have you wondered what the area looked like in their time, and how it compares to what it looks like today? Well, on this…
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The headstone at his grave is almost completely taken by the roots of an American elm tree, and soon it may be unrecognizable. He lies with thousands of military men, so many that it becomes overwhelming to try to process all of the faces and the stories this lie beneath each white headstone. This soldier…
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Ohio was at the forefront of a large part of the action of the War of 1812. Important battles took place in Ohio not only on land, but also large-scale naval battles on the Lake Erie. Militiamen from Ohio first saw action in the war at the Battle of Brownstown and the Battle of Oakwoods…
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It’s the oldest continuously operated lighthouse on the American side of the Great Lakes. It’s the most photographed building in the State of Ohio. It’s uniqueness and simple beauty has made it a place of pilgrimage for decades just to pose for pictures, and learn about the area’s history, which includes the first battle in…
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Captain William Bowen was born in 1742 in Fincastle County Virginia. He fought against the Shawnee and Mingo tribes in Lord Dunmore’s War, and also fought in the Continental Line in the American Revolution. He later came to the Cumberland Settlements to start a new life. Recently we visited The Campbell-Bowen House, in Goodlettesville, Tennessee,…
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They ventured into strange lands to hunt for pelts, were separated from their families for months at a time, endured extreme weather, fought off disease, and even saw family members murdered and kidnapped, but they were determined to make a new life for themselves, and their families in this new land. Recently we visited the…
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It is said that around 40% of all Americans are descended from at least one ancestor that was one of the 12 million immigrants that passed through Ellis Island. Annie Moore was the very first one and her legacy lives on today. Who was Annie and what is her story? What became of her after…
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The Emerald Isle calls to millions of us. We have the inward pull back to the land of our ancestors to walk where they walked and see what they saw. While Ireland remains at the top of most of our travel bucket lists, a very small percentage of us get the opportunity to actually go.…
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