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Notre Dame Without a High School Diploma
He went to Notre Dame, despite the fact he did not have a High School diploma. And once he got there, his original plans changed…
The Plantation of Belle Grove
Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil War. So it may be…
Battle in the Pasture
It was once known as just a giant pasture, but today it’s also the site of an important battle in the Revolutionary War…
Trying to Get Back to the Right Side of the Battle
Imagine being captured during a war and then forced to fight against the army from which you came. What would you do to get back…
Escaping to the South
Long before there was an American Civil War waged over the issue of slavery, there was the struggle for slaves to find freedom. The first…
A Struggle for Freedom
In the marshlands on the northern edge of one of America’s oldest city, you’ll find an amazing story of the struggle for freedom. It’s an…
A Museum Dedicated to the Circus
It all began with Albert, Otto, Alfred, Charles, and John. Without their last names, those first names might not mean anything to you. Put together…
The Married Life at Fort Hays
For an enlisted man at Fort Hays, it wasn’t enough to win a young woman’s heart and ask her hand in marriage. You needed the…
Enlisting in the 19th Century Army
The Army certainly needs strong, upstanding young men and women to fill its ranks today. But in the late 19th Century, the reasons men enlisted…
A Fort Among the Plains
As Americans moved from east to west, a network of forts sprang up across the high plains to protect travel and commerce. A few of…