Jenny Findsen 12/7/21 Jenny Findsen 12/7/21

Gershom Vance Biography

Gershom Vance biography found in local Jasper County, Iowa history book by James B. Weaver.

Jenny Findsen 12/6/21 Jenny Findsen 12/6/21

Murder Mystery

This week we are going to investigate a possible murder of one Rachel McIntyre on Genealogist Journal Podcast.

Jenny Findsen 10/27/21 Jenny Findsen 10/27/21

The Captain of Death

Here is a short video on the history of Tuberculosis in America. The video by PBS highlights the effects of the disease on families.

Jenny Findsen 10/16/21 Jenny Findsen 10/16/21

Andersonville POW Camp Video

Here is a video of Andersonville military camp done by Weird History. They explore what it was like to be a prisoner of war in Georgia at the notorious Fort Sumter or more commonly known as Andersonville. They bring to life the experience of union soldiers through prisoner accounts and imagery.

Jenny Findsen 10/13/21 Jenny Findsen 10/13/21

Alton Military Prison Video

Check out this video by The History Underground. The host takes you on a tour of Alton Prison located in Alton Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. He provides many interesting facts about the prison during the American Civil War.

Jenny Findsen 10/11/21 Jenny Findsen 10/11/21

Alton Military Prison

In 1862, the U.S. government the prison to house Confederate prisoners of war during the American Civil War. The prison housed over 11,000 prisoners during the war. Deaths at the prison were more common than at other Union prisons. Prisoners faced harsh conditions and regular outbreaks of diseases.

Jenny Findsen 9/30/21 Jenny Findsen 9/30/21

Video: Kings Mountain

Here is a short video done by the History Channel that give some background on The Battle of Kings Mountain. In the video it talks about the roles played by the Watauga settlers and the Overmountain men.

Jenny Findsen 9/29/21 Jenny Findsen 9/29/21

Revolutionary War Monument

The Revolutionary War Monument erected by the Royal Oak Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Smyth County, Virginia was built in 1996. Names of soldiers who fought for our freedom against the British Empire decorate the sides of the memorial topped by an eagle.

Jenny Findsen 9/27/21 Jenny Findsen 9/27/21

The Battle of Kings Mountain

In the fall of 1780, for the first-time colonists fought colonists. British general Charles Lord Cornwallis sent colonial tory Major Patrick Ferguson to North Carolina to recruit loyalist militia and to protect Cornwallis’s left flank as the General moved his forces through the Carolinas.

Jenny Findsen 9/23/21 Jenny Findsen 9/23/21

Nancy Ward

Jenny Findsen 9/20/21 Jenny Findsen 9/20/21

Nancy Ward Statue

Nancy Ward or Nanyehi was an important figure in Cherokee history. Part of the powerful Wolf Clan, she was revered among her people as a ‘beloved woman’ or honored elder.

Jenny Findsen 9/18/21 Jenny Findsen 9/18/21

Daniel Boone Killed a Bear

The legendary American frontiersman Daniel Boone had an interesting habit of marking a tree wherever he killed a bear. He would carve with a hunting knife his name and date in a nearby tree. They are called the “Boone Bear Trees.”