Columbus is the capital of the state of Ohio in the United States. It has a long history of Native American habitation, most famously as the home of the Mound Builder culture. It was named after...
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The State Capitals: North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina. Unlike most other capital cities, there was no city or town there previous to it becoming the state’s capital. The area was selected with the...
The State Capitals: Nevada
Carson City is the state capital of Nevada. It started out as a ranch that was a stopover and trading post for people going to California. With the discovery of silver in the area, the ranch became a...
The Difference Between Wills and Probate Documents
Are you curious as to the difference between wills and probate records in your genealogy research? Here's the things you need to know.
The State Capital: Maryland
Annapolis is the state capital of the state of Maryland. It has an interesting and important place in American history, including being the first peacetime capital of the country. Here is what you...
The State Capitals: Kentucky
Frankfort is the capital of the state of Kentucky. While it is not the best known of the state capitals, it is just as important as the others, and plays a large role in the state and national...
Who’s Who in the American Revolution: John Adams
He was our nation’s second president, but he was much more than that alone. He almost single-handedly kept the revolutionary spirit going, got independence declared, and managed the war from the...
Illinois: The State Capitals #13
The city of Springfield, Illinois is the capital city of that state. It was not the first capital, but the third. Yet, it came to be the most important city in the state, besides Chicago. Here is the...
A Closer Look at Prickett’s Fort State Park
Prickett’s Fort State Park is a wonderful historical resource to the state of West Virginia. It not only shows how life was like for English settlers on the West Virginian frontier in the 1700’s, it...
Mary Elizabeth Bowser: Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
Mary Jane Richards Bowser was an African-American woman, formerly enslaved by the Van Lew family in Virginia, who went on to be freed, and to work closely with the abolitionist daughter of that...
Sarah Emma Edmonds: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
A number of women disguised themselves as men to serve in the American Revolution and the Civil War. However, few of them were as well known to the public after the war as Sarah Emma Edmonds. While...
American Folklore: Oklahoma
Oklahoma has been inhabited by humans for millennia, since likely just after the last ice age. It was explored by the Spanish in 1541, claimed by the French in the 1700s, and became part of the...
David McMurtrie Gregg: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
David M. Gregg was a renowned Civil War cavalry commander with the Union Army. He fought in numerous battles, and proved himself time and again to be an expert horseman. While he led no decisive...
John Clem: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
John Clem was the youngest soldier to serve in the Union during the Civil War, becoming a drummer boy at only ten years old. He was also the youngest noncommissioned officer in US military history...
William Harvey Carney: The Unsung Heroes of the Civil War
William Harvey Carney was an African American Civil War hero who kept the Union flag aloft during extreme circumstances, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for it. He is widely considered to be the...