Brigadier General Ronald R. Van Stockum, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired) Brigadier General Ronald R. Van Stockum died peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2022, in Shelby County, Kentucky. [...]
Category: American History
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT JOHN CHARLES FREMONT?
WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT JOHN CHARLES FREMONT? You don't, if you're not into the west. Or care about how Kit Carson guided the way [he was born in Kentucky]. [...]
I remember the Riots, and much more from the 1960s
I REMEMBER THE RIOTS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 1960s It was the time of the Vietnam War. A time when a nation was struggling to understand the truth [...]
A KENTUCKIAN, TWO FRANCISCANS, THE MORMON MIGRATION, JOHN WESLEY POWELL, THE HOPI TRIBE, THE NAVAJO NATION, AND ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON
A KENTUCKIAN, TWO FRANCISCANS, THE MORMON MIGRATION, JOHN WESLEY POWELL, THE HOPI TRIBE, THE NAVAJO NATION, AND ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON Early travelers could only cross the Colorado River in [...]
When Radio Ruled
WHEN RADIO RULED When I came of age, television had invaded our lives. Ed Sullivan showed us the Beatles, and the nightly news showed us the daily body counts [...]
SURROUNDING: Munfordville!
SURROUNDING : Munfordville Kentucky. In the center of that Commonwealth. At the crossroads. The Green River running west, and Interstate 65 north and south. You have driven passed Munfordville many times. [...]
Three Rivers in the Civil War
THREE RIVERS IN THE CIVIL WAR Why is it called "Civil?" It was anything but. Still isn't. And to me, no buts when it comes to the carnage. Lives [...]
The Historical Geography of Boston
Bunker Hill! Well, Breed's Hill, actually. And not really part of Boston, then. It lay across the Charles River on a peninsula that looked like an island. That is where [...]
The Story of the Horse in America
YIPEEI-YO-KIY-YAEEI! That's Gene Autry in the 1935 science fiction western serial entitled, "The Phantom Empire." He was one of the first actors in movie serials to play himself. You see, Autry [...]