Family Tree Nuts
“Old Rough & Ready”, President Zachary Taylor! As big of a figure that he was in his time, he is a man that many today forget about when they think of great Americans. He lived the bulk of his life in the years between the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War, that period of American…
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General Robert E. Lee is a name that is known by almost all Americans for his leadership in the Civil War, but most are unaware of his activities after the war ended. He is entombed in Lexington, Virginia, on the college campus of Washington and Lee University, inside of what was known until recently, Lee…
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How many of us have used a Louisville Slugger? It’s a safe bet to say that most of us in our childhood have picked up one, at least once, if not thousands of times. It’s a brand that’s ingrained in all of us at a young age, but how many know the history of where…
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The “Stars and Bars” is a symbol that many history lovers are familiar with. The first flag of the Confederate States of America was a unifying standard for the newly formed, and short lived new “country”. Although most will recognize it, few folks know who designed it, and some will be shocked to learn that…
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Abraham Lincoln is one of the most famous and most recognized people in history, all over the world. Few individuals have been so well loved, and to others, so detested. Lincoln has shrines, statues, monuments built in his honor all over the country. He had towns, counties, schools, and buildings named for him. As big…
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This is the story of Clan Carson’s trip to Ireland from March 13-20, 2022. The purpose of writing my thoughts down is due to the fact that our trip was so incredibly amazing and life changing, I don’t want to forget anything that happened. I am a professional genealogist and going to the land of…
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If he had missed his shot, we would not have had President Abraham Lincoln. That’s how close it was, just one shot, and quite possibly the United States would look much different than it does today. One can visit the home of Mordecai Lincoln, the favorite uncle of Abraham Lincoln, in Washington County, Kentucky. This…
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Abraham Lincoln was known for his humble backwoods, self-taught beginnings. It was part of his charm and why so many regular Americans supported him. Many felt he was just like them, salt of the earth, log cabin living, hardworking Americans. Without a doubt, that is the world that he came from. A quick visit to…
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Abraham Lincoln said, “My earliest recollection was of the Knob Creek place”. Knob Creek was the place where young Abe learned to walk and talk, read and write, it’s where he first went to school, where he first worked a garden with his sister Sarah, where he witnessed the death of his baby brother, and…
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The little piece of land was so important to President Abraham Lincoln’s father, that he spent years fighting for it. That little piece of land was Sinking Springs Farm, which is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. In December of 1808, the young family of Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Hanks Lincoln…
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