Joshua Horn

Methods and Science of Civil War Photography

We talk with photographer Rob Gibson about the different types of Civil War photography, and the art and science behind…

8 years ago

Biblical History in the British Museum

The British Museum in London contains many of the most amazing artifacts ever discovered. It was here that Britons, and their…

8 years ago

Rediscovering the Stories of Runaway Slaves in the Great Dismal Swamp

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deep-swamps-archaeologists-fugitive-slaves-kept-freedom-180960122/?no-ist

8 years ago

Franklin’s Lost Ship, the HMS Terror Found

The loss of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage was one of the worst disasters in…

8 years ago

What a Revolutionary War Battle was Like

It can be difficult for anyone, especially for a civilian who has never heard a shot fired in anger, to…

8 years ago

Follow Us Through South Carolina!

Through the next week, the Discerning History team will be touring historic South Carolina. We will travel throughout the state, and into…

8 years ago

How One Civil War Soldier Faced Death

When we reflect upon the great danger which so many soldiers in history have endured, it can be hard to…

8 years ago

Trepanation: Why Our Ancestors Drilled Holes in Each Other’s Skulls

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160826-why-our-ancestors-drilled-holes-in-each-others-skulls

8 years ago

South Carolina History Tour

Join us on our 2016 South Carolina Tour to explore the rich heritage of this state. We will travel throughout the…

8 years ago

John Winthrop: Lawful Liberties Such as Christ Allows

It was the 4th of July in Boston. A middle-aged colonial leader stood on shore and looked out over a…

8 years ago

Stonewall Jackson’s Maxims

While he was a young cadet at West Point, the future General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson began writing down a book…

8 years ago

Tunnel Dug by Jews to Escape from the Nazis Found

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/29/researchers-find-tunnel-dug-by-jewish-prisoners-to-escape-nazi-death-squads-in-lithuania/

8 years ago