WW I Armistice 11/11/18
Read a story for Veteran's Day. Originally called Armistice Day. . In his History of the English Speaking Peoples Winston Churchill...
Going back to the Well of History
. Stevan Resan will tell the story of The Well. You may have seen him as James Wood, founder of Winchester VA. When and Where? November...
Law of Conservation
Picture shows Virginia Regiment George Mercer Co Re-enactors under Colonel George Washington on a drizzly Presidents Day 19 February 2018...
Celeron Expedition 1749 and WWI
In honor of the Guns of August, the start of The Great War, the one known later as the War to End all Wars, and still later, World War I...
Winchester Appeals to Washington
On 21 April 1756 when a Council of War was held in Winchester Va responded to the citizens appealing to Washington and his men to stay in...
Mary Draper Ingles Big Bone Lick State Park
Mary Draper Ingles and Big Bone Lick State Park Longitude Latitude 38.88432, -84.75173 Navigate Google Car with Mouse and Touchscreen at...
They were looking backwards too
We read history as though it is forward looking. But for the people in it, they were looking backwards. . There are still matters from...
Conococheague Institute & Fort Davis PA
Concocheague Institute Pronounce like "Monica" for Conoco and "Jig" for cheague. . Like the Handley Library Archives in Winchester VA,...
Missiles for the British Empire in 1755
All are big stories in 1755 locally for Winchester VA, as well as globally. July 9 Braddock’s Defeat July 13 Braddock’s Sash July 28 The...
William Crawford Burned at the Stake
See that guy in the middle? The one tied to the stake? The one with burn marks from a hot poker? Yes, that one. . William Crawford. . Old...
