LUCY, ABE’S OTHER GRANDMOTHER The one you don’t want to talk about. The mother of Nancy Hanks, who was the mother of Abraham Lincoln [our Abe, not his Revolutionary War grandfather]. The one our Abe was concerned about. Worried that…
LUCY, ABE’S OTHER GRANDMOTHER The one you don’t want to talk about. The mother of Nancy Hanks, who was the mother of Abraham Lincoln [our Abe, not his Revolutionary War grandfather]. The one our Abe was concerned about. Worried that…
THE NILE OF KENTUCKY The Nolin River. It is like the Nile, if you follow the analogy. With…
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December 9, 2024“The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort…
November 30, 2024“The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort…
November 23, 2024BATHSHEBA, ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S GRANDMOTHER One of them. Lucy Hanks, from Virginia, is the other [more on her family…
November 21, 2024The Sentinel-News: Local author explores Kentucky’s surroundings in new book While countless books have been written about the…
November 20, 2024In Surrounding Fort Knox, Including Southern Indiana, Van Stockum indulges his readers (and himself) with a 730 page…
November 13, 2024Mention the words “Fort Knox” to most Americans and the reaction likely will be an army base, a…
November 10, 2024“The Civil War in Kentucky” is a 10-part series recently published in my Journey Log entitled “Surrounding Fort…
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