Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Sunday, April 5, 2015. Saturday, March 28, 2015. Friday, March 27, 2015. Tell him to wait for me? ABE, MEET ME IN MONTAUK. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Why does this site appear as text-only? Lincoln Bicentennial 1809-2009 Live the Legacy. This video requires Macromedia Flash Player 9 or higher- Get Flash here. This video requires Macromedia Flash Player 9 or higher- Get Flash here. Friday, May 01, 2015 - Tuesday, June 16, 2015. And prepares for inaugural reception.

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. President Lincoln Considers Replacement for Attorney General Edward Bates. I beg you to be assured that I am and shall ever be most grateful for this distinguished token of your confidence and good will. In it I cannot fail to find renewed incentives to the faithful and zealous performance of the duties of the public duties with which you have already charged me.

There are so many amazing eyewitness stories pertaining to the Civil War. They are one of the reasons I most enjoy the Civil War. They bring our perception of a by-gone era to new life for us here in the present. They add color and depth to the black and white of text books. These are stories that should never be forgotten. History is full of mysteries.

18th Century; Political and Economic. The Road to Revolution - A Change of Heart. Creation of The New Government. The Federalist Era, 1789-1800. Ante-bellum Reform Movements - Temperance Movements. Life in the North from 1790 - 1860. Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion. Tyler, Polk, and Western Expansion of the 1800s.

A new adventure and tracing Civil War soldiers. Well, I have exciting news to share with you all. I began my new job on June 5 with the North Dakota State Archives. I worked with the gentleman over the phone and checked a couple databases on Ancestry. Maybe, but, just as with the initial question of did he serve, there is no direct, hard evidence to say for certain.

Publishing items Sunday to Thursday about US presidents, vice presidents, first ladies and sometimes other people, places and things. But not about former presidents who are still alive. I endorse no political advertisements appearing on this site. Thursday, March 08, 2012. Alas, Dead Presidents Daily must go on hiatus for the time being. Too much else to do - always the enemy of nonprofit blogging. I will try to pick it up again before long. Wednesday, March 07, 2012. Tuesday, March 06, 2012.

Digging holes here and there in American history. Reinactors at Gettysburg - 2009. Gateway to the West on the Santa Fe Trail. Medal of Honor Recipient Desmond Doss. RAY KROC, THE FOUNDER OF McDONALDS. A Lincoln statue in Rockford, Michigan? Monday, November 13, 2.

What awakens my curiosity and wonder, what stirs my heart and mind, what moves me to deep silence. Monday, September 15, 2014. My dog, Wilbur, and I had been for a walk after supper. I opened the gate, stepping into the back yard. It was a dark night and quiet. Wilbur and I stood still and listened. Eventually it moved off, the call more faint, then gone.

An Inquisitive Mind is a Growing Mind. By DLFowler on December 29, 2017. Asking questions unlocks possibilities that we might not know are there if we insist on thinking we know the answers. The quote an inquisitive mind is a growing mind came to me as I was engaged in a discussion about the human experience with a very intelligent high schooler who is thoroughly engrossed by the Star Wars saga. This blog is inspired by that conversation.