Blogs about: George Rogers Clark
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A man of “much cheerfulness”: Meriwether Lewis meets Louis Lorimier
The Lewis & Clark journals provide a fascinating snapshot of the U.S. frontier on the cusp of the 19th century, when the explorers were navigating through a roiling melting pot of attitudes, cultu… more →
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Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument of Indianapolis
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wrote 1 month ago: Indianapolis, Indiana is a tremendous size. With that size come oodles of historical sites and plaqu … more →
Pop-Tarts & Pencils!
wrote 5 months ago: Kellogg’s Pop Tarts were created today in 1965. Nutritionists all over the planet rejoiced! Well…may … more →
Frontiersman Nathaniel F. Randolph
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wrote 6 months ago: About a month ago I posted obituaries for Thomas Jefferson Randolph and his wife, Nancy Bailey, both … more →
Nathaniel Pope: Giving Illinois Its Shape
wrote 7 months ago: Fall brings many rituals to the state line area of northern Illinois. Weekends are filled with rakin … more →
From Sea To Shining Sea by James Alexander Thom
wrote 8 months ago: My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars Another book in my library that probably warrants a re-read. When this boo … more →
Locust Grove and the Clarks
wrote 9 months ago: Locust Grove Dear Papa – I hope you are well. I want to see you and my brothers. Kiss them for … more →
The Mother of 10,000 Cities and Her Famous Bell!
wrote 10 months ago: When Clark and I drove onto Beaver Island in Illinois, we were in search of a campsite. What we disc … more →
A man of "much cheerfulness": Meriwether Lewis meets Louis Lorimier
wrote 10 months ago: The Lewis & Clark journals provide a fascinating snapshot of the U.S. frontier on the cusp of th … more →
Spirit of Vincennes Rendevous 2012
wrote 11 months ago: Every Memorial Day Weekend in Vincennes, Indiana, a re-enactment and festival commemorating George R … more →
Vinny Zollo To Announce Tomorrow
wrote 1 year ago: Western Kentucky University lost a potential future star in Vinny Zollo, as he decided to transfer o … more →
Kentucky military history for the month of May
wrote 1 year ago: The following is a compilation of significant dates in our commonwealth’s military history. For mor … more →
Cairo, Illinois: "a grave uncheered by any gleam of promise"
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wrote 1 year ago: “There’s not a lot of murderers and cutthroats in Southern Illinois. They are real peopl … more →
Lewis & Clark road trip: The George Rogers Clark Memorial
wrote 1 year ago: Location: Vincennes, Indiana (midway between Louisville, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri) George Ro … more →
Victor Collot, George Rogers Clark, and Another French Conspiracy
wrote 1 year ago: Indian of the Nation of the Shawanoes, by Victor Collot (1796) How many of us remember what we learn … more →
PTSD on the Frontier
wrote 1 year ago: George Rogers Clark and the Defense of Fort Harrod in 1777, by Frederick Yohn The first obligation o … more →
Research and small successes
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wrote 1 year ago: Research is not for the faint of heart I’ve decided. Yesterday, surrounded by stacks of books … more →
Kentucky military history for the month of December
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wrote 1 year ago: The following is a compilation of significant dates in our commonwealth’s military history. For mor … more →
Doing what God wants (Matthew 2:14) - George Rogers Clark
wrote 1 year ago: (Verse chosen from today’s Bible reading – Matthew 1-4) “So he got up, took the child and his … more →
Historical fact renders novel implausible
wrote 1 year ago: Maurice Thompson got the idea for Alice of Old Vincennes from a scrap of a letter by Gaspard Roussil … more →
