Category Archives: American History

African-Native American Exhibition to take place at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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An upcoming exhibition entitled “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas” will be of interest to genealogists. The exhibition will take place November 10, 2009 through May 23, 2010 at the National Museum of the American Indian, located on the Continue reading African-Native American Exhibition to take place at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.→

Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape – Exhibit in Forsyth, Missouri

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FORSYTH [Missouri]— An all-new exhibit is on display at the White River Valley Historical Society building in downtown Forsyth. “Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape” which is an exhibit of the Missouri State Archives, will be on Continue reading Lewis & Clark Across Missouri: Mapping the Historic Landscape – Exhibit in Forsyth, Missouri→

How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War

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The editorial board of the Kalamazoo Gazette write an excellent editorial for National Newspaper Week entitled “Newspapers helped win Revolutionary War” I recommend it. Following is a teaser. During the current National Newspaper Week, it’s especially appropriate to examine the Continue reading How Newspapers Facilitated the Winning of the Revolutionary War→

Americans Need to UNDERSTAND History – so as not to be “condemned to repeat it.”

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Earlier today I ran across an article by Robert Morley, writing in the October 6, 2009 edition of the trumpet.com. Mr. Morley is British and decries the sad state of historical knowledge in “Twittering Away a Nation.” George Santayana is Continue reading Americans Need to UNDERSTAND History – so as not to be “condemned to repeat it.”→