Book Review: In Search of Mayflower Pilgrim James Chilton

5 months ago

James Chilton is not one of the most famous passengers of the Mayflower. His name is not used alongside that…

Colonel William Pegram: Lee’s Boy Artillerist

5 months ago

On June 29, 1841, a baby boy was born to the Pegram family in Richmond, Virginia. His parents named him…

Rediscovering a Thanksgiving Poem – “The Mayflower Pilgrims”

5 months ago

While researching for my Bradford biography, I just came across a short poem about the Pilgrims. Seeing that it was…

The Mystery of a Missing Bradford Letter

6 months ago

Image by Jeff Nelson under CC BY-SA 2.0 I recently came across a snippet from a letter by Bradford that…

Captain Sam Chapman: Mosby’s Fighting Parson

7 months ago

Along the banks of the Shenandoah River, in the beautiful Page Valley near Luray, Virginia, a baby boy was born…

On Bradford’s Trail: Amsterdam

7 months ago

One of Amsterdam's famous canals Nieuwe Kerk, on Amsterdam's central square, was built in the 1300s. Bradford would have certainly…

The Insane Killer of John Wilkes Booth

7 months ago

We explore the closing days of the Civil War, when the victorious president Abraham Lincoln was struck down by the…

General Andrew Pickens: Ring Fight!

7 months ago

A tall and bronzed militia captain named Andrew Pickens led his scouts steadily forward to the unseen enemy. The captain…

Eliza Lucas Pinckney: She Smiles at the Future

8 months ago

There are few young ladies today who relish getting up at 5 AM.  Even fewer make it a habit of…

Closing the Door on Pilgrims and Abortion

8 months ago

Painting of a Dutch Woman from this period by Rembrandt Two years ago I wrote a short article on the…