History on Display
Road Trip Through History: German Bunkers and Reinforced Concrete
At dinner on our first night in Normandy, we ended up in conversation with two men at a neighboring table, a pair of British history buggs who were also touring D-Day sites in Normandy. They had already spend several days looking at the remains of the battles over Normandy, and one of them made a…
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History on Display: An Unexpected Civil War Museum
Several months ago I received an email inviting me to speak about Civil War nurses at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha Wisconsin. Betraying the biases of someone who grew up in Missouri, with Civil War history in her back yard,* I thought it sounded a little odd. Why, I wondered, would Kenosha have a…
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From the Archives: Why I Want to Go to Omaha
Omaha has been on my bucket list for a while now. (The post below first ran in 2012,) Today I’m packing my bags for a trip to Nebraska City, which is close enough to Omaha to make no difference. I suspect a blog post or three will come out of the journey. Later, y’all. Save…
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