There are a lot of “what ifs” in history. I happened to think of one the other day while reading a little booklet published by the Calvin...

This past weekend, I attended what has become an annual event but that I have been able to attend only a couple of times–the reunion of...

Today is the Trail of Tears Commemoration Day, the recognition of a national tragedy. The seeds of what culminated in the...

Of the eleven Confederate states, which two were never represented in the executive branch? Which cabinet member was born in Germany,...

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Since most of us will be indulging in cookouts (weather permitting) on this holiday, allow me to use a food-related analogy. If one has...

From that point until recent decades, school children have recited that pledge, the only difference in wording being the addition under...

My friend and former colleague, Lauren Kowalk, shares the following review. Book Review: The Lake House #bookreviews...

Too many history writers today have an agenda that dictates how and what they write. And too often those writers are driven by political...

Among the many events that happened this week in history are three especially noteworthy things. Each of them has something to teach us....

Which Confederate cabinet members served longer than any other? Which Confederate cabinet member served in the most different cabinet...

“The man who wins is the man who hangs on just five minutes longer after everyone else has quit.” –Douglas Southall Freeman, historian...

But fascism, like all big-government schemes, never delivered on its utopian promises. Rather, things got only worse as the government...

I am a firm believer in the adage that history repeats itself. Names and circumstances change, but the lessons to be learned remain the...

The VFW calendar on our refrigerator reminds me that today marks the anniversary of our national anthem, which was officially labeled...

Dec 14, 2015 The other day, I received in the mail a solicitation for a donation to a group dedicated to memorializing the veterans of...

Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...