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 third grade I was playing Avalon Hill board games. Family vacations often involved touring battlefields in Virginia and adjacent states. I am trying to visit some now that I am retired I am trying to visit some, although that is not exactly my wife’s cup of tea. But I did acquire a daughter-in-law who likes battlefields! I was able to visit Brandywine recently, and actually saw workmen restoring a parcel recently acquired by the trust. In all honesty, I see battlefield preservation as a way of conserving green areas before they disappear entirely.
