Kentucky Revised Code. Legislative Research Commission. The Kentucky Military Heritage Commission, until recently, was a little-known state agency. Over the…
For those that have followed this blog for some time, you know I think that Lexington is an amazing city.…
African Cemetery No. 2. On June 19th, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. With them, came news of the…
Confederate Monument in downtown Nicholasville. Author’s Collection. One hundred fifty years ago, the Union was engaged in a great Civil…
On March 3, 1865, Congress emancipated all the wives and children of the United States Colored Troops who had not…
Headstones at Camp Nelson National Cemetery – Nicholasville, Ky.(Photo: the Author) Seven score and 10 years ago, four thousand acres…
Oliver Perry HousePhoto: Camp Nelson The answer: the Oliver Perry House at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County. No one attempted…
Hart County Courthouse – Munfordville, Ky. Hart County has long been a place that I heard much about, but had…
Pikeville City Park – Pikeville, Ky. Last week on Jeopardy!, a question in the category 19th century Presidents concerned a…
Grayson Lake – Carter County, Ky. Named for the Carter County seat, Grayson Lake was formed by the Army Corps…