Joshua Horn
Hour Tours 2014 – Waterloo and Massachusetts
The Horn Family will be doing two different tours in 2015. Our annual September tour will be in Massachusetts, and…
Sherman’s March to the Sea
One of the most infamous campaigns of the Civil War was William Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia to the Sea.…
Time Capsule Placed by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams Unearthed
A time capsule placed in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House as been uncovered. It was placed as part…
Charge of the 1st Minnesota
Charge of the 1st Minnesota on the 2nd Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. (Painting by Don Troiani for the…
Japan’s Surrender in World War II
US Navy World War II veteran Dr. Benjamin James describes what he saw when Japan surrendered.
Francis Drake’s Prayer: Fact or Fiction?
Update: The mystery of the true author of the prayer has been solved! It was written by Rev Addison Groff…
Who Really Burned Atlanta?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/who-burned-atlanta/
The Tumultuous Election 1860
The most turbulent contested election in American history may have been that of 1860. Splits in the parties produced four…
Peter Bartholomew – Life and Death of a Fanatical Fraud
The First Crusade, from 1096 – 1099, was a truly remarkable event. Tens of thousands of soldiers, pilgrims and churchmen…
Catching a Runaway with Poetry
On March 6, 1776, this poem was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, as an advertisement to catch a young servant who had…
Cruises and Capture of the CSS Florida
The most famous of the Confederate commerce raiders was the CSS Alabama, but it was far from the only one.…