by MarketSmart | Feb 10, 2025
I was first drawn to the study of military history by the Ken Burns series that premiered on PBS. I was very young at the time of it’s initial airing but it was a family event. My mother was fascinated with the Civil War and passed on that fascination to me. It...
by MarketSmart | Feb 10, 2025
My twin sister Ruth and I became interested in the Civil War when we were 11 years old. I read biographies on Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. U. S. Grant, and then, since I liked the two generals, I made them out of clay (we were always making things out of modeling...
by MarketSmart | Feb 10, 2025
I first became interested in the American Civil War when, in the 5th grade, my family watched a CBS miniseries called “The Blue and The Gray.” I’m not sure what it was about the show, since it’s not particularly accurate, that captured my...
by MarketSmart | Feb 10, 2025
One of my earliest recollections is receiving books as presents from my parents, and my mom taking me to get my library card. I devoured all kinds of history books, but particularly the Civil War, WWII, the American Revolution, even the French & Indian War. By...
by MarketSmart | Feb 10, 2025
My family has always brought me up to respect conservation efforts and preservation of historical grounds. From a young age I was very taken back with the history of hundreds of historical sites across Pennsylvania and the Mid Atlantic. Battlefield Preservation is...
