Insights and Stories From the Past

Lincoln Impersonator Whit McMahan sits in front of the cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Knob Creek Boyhood Home National Historical Park

LINCOLN’S BOYHOOD HOME DEDICATION CEREMONY!

Lincoln Impersonator Whit McMahan sits in front of the cabin...
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BOONESBORO CIVIL WAR FORT! OBSCURE HISTORY!

Civil War fort at Boonesboro? Wait? I thought Boonesboro was...
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NO! You are NOT Cherokee! The biggest myth in genealogy!

No! You are NOT Cherokee! Your Great-Great Grandma was NOT...
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PIONEER SPY MISSION ON SHAWNEE RUN! HISTORY!

They crept through the forest and waded silently through Shawnee...
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LINCOLN’ S PARENTS MARRIAGE HISTORY! CABIN INSIDE A CHURCH!

Did you know that you can visit and even step...
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OWNED BY 2 COLONELS, 1 UNION, 1 CONFEDERATE! HISTORY OF BEAUMONT

This historic location has been owned by two colonels, one...
The Friends of Boone Trace 2022 Fall Trace Hike was held October 15, 2022, in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

FOOTSTEPS OF DANIEL BOONE! HIKE WITH FRIENDS OF BOONE TRACE!

Have you ever quietly wondered what someone famous and important...
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CIVIL WAR GRAVE ALMOST LOST TO ROOTS! THIS SOLDIERS HISTORY!

The headstone at his grave is almost completely taken by...
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FIRST WAR OF 1812 BATTLE IN OHIO! HISTORY!

Ohio was at the forefront of a large part of...
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OLDEST ON GREAT LAKES! MARBLEHEAD LIGHTHOUSE! OHIO HISTORY!

It’s the oldest continuously operated lighthouse on the American side...
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OLDEST BRICK HOME IN MID-TN, HISTORIC BOWEN-CAMPBELL HOUSE

Captain William Bowen was born in 1742 in Fincastle County...
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HISTORIC CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENTS OF TENNESSEE & MANSKER’S STATION

They ventured into strange lands to hunt for pelts, were...