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Category: History

A Day Well Spent
Connecticut, History, New York, Photography, Travel

A Day Well Spent

Rolling hills of green dotted with singular white steeples called out like bastions of salvation as I made my way … Continue reading A Day Well Spent

Reflections of Old California
California, History, Photography, Travel

Reflections of Old California

Old San Diego – photos by Heather Bean Continue reading Reflections of Old California

Shall We Gather at the River
Architecture, History, Photography, South Carolina, Travel

Shall We Gather at the River

It still sits on the same spot overlooking the Cooper River as it has for over two centuries.  Once visitors … Continue reading Shall We Gather at the River

“Befo’ Freedom Come”
History, Louisiana, Photography, Travel

“Befo’ Freedom Come”

It was cold.  The pitch black night, normally full of nocturnal activity, was silent except for the ever present rain … Continue reading “Befo’ Freedom Come”

As I Lay Here…Dying
Architecture, History, Louisiana, Photography, Travel

As I Lay Here…Dying

It was a Sunday.  The time of the week where most of the world pauses to escape the rigors of … Continue reading As I Lay Here…Dying

“And Now I Wander All Alone…”
History, Photography, South Carolina, Travel

“And Now I Wander All Alone…”

It was the last day of a year that had almost killed her.  Now standing on a wooden dock, her … Continue reading “And Now I Wander All Alone…”

Wearing Its Scars
History, Photography, Texas, Travel

Wearing Its Scars

The water sparkles as it rushes over the smooth rocks of the worn riverbed, much as it did when Europeans … Continue reading Wearing Its Scars

Another Time and Place
Civil War, History, Louisiana

Another Time and Place

1866 – It was a dark night.  The trees overhead barely allowed any light from the full moon to trickle … Continue reading Another Time and Place

“It Ain’t for Choir Boys”
History, Kentucky, Photography, Travel

“It Ain’t for Choir Boys”

It was dark out, but inside the party was in full swing.  Quietly, with just a hint of squeak, the … Continue reading “It Ain’t for Choir Boys”

“Before My Memory Begins to Fail…”
Books, History, Louisiana, Photography, Travel

“Before My Memory Begins to Fail…”

She wrote with purpose. She was the link between that time and this and as a result felt the responsibility … Continue reading “Before My Memory Begins to Fail…”

True Son of Liberty
History, Massachusetts, Photography, Revolutionary War, Travel

True Son of Liberty

On the highest point in Boston’s North End sits a cemetery. Late in the afternoon, after the Freedom Trail pilgrims … Continue reading True Son of Liberty

In the Name of Power
History, Photography, Scotland, Travel

In the Name of Power

The group of mounted men made their way up the rocky path in the dark.  Among them were two boys, … Continue reading In the Name of Power

Ghosts of the Little Bighorn
History, montana, Photography, Travel

Ghosts of the Little Bighorn

The long blades of prairie grass rolled against the breeze coming from somewhere in the Bighorn Mountains.  It rustled as … Continue reading Ghosts of the Little Bighorn

“An Upright and Useful Citizen”
History, Massachusetts, Photography, Revolutionary War, Travel

“An Upright and Useful Citizen”

The cold wind blew heavy out of the north under a clear sky as oars, muffled by petticoats, sliced through … Continue reading “An Upright and Useful Citizen”

They Called Themselves Believers
History, Massachusetts, Photography, Travel

They Called Themselves Believers

Sitting on the corner of Tremont and School Street in the heart of today’s downtown Boston is a spot of … Continue reading They Called Themselves Believers

Every Purpose Under Heaven
History, Photography, Revolutionary War, South Carolina, Travel

Every Purpose Under Heaven

They huddled inside the white walls of the grand house, women and children, refugees from a war that had enveloped … Continue reading Every Purpose Under Heaven

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
History, Nature, Photography, South Carolina, Travel

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Sometime before 1717, a man stepped off a recently arrived boat onto the docks of the young settlement that would … Continue reading Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Seated by the Sea
Architecture, History, Maine, Photography, Travel

Seated by the Sea

“Often I think of the beautiful town that is seated by the sea…” – Longfellow Late in the day standing … Continue reading Seated by the Sea

Dream Chasing on the Honky Tonk Highway
History, Music, Photography, Tennessee, Travel

Dream Chasing on the Honky Tonk Highway

River towns are full of dreams because they are always changing. Sitting at the end of Broadway where it meets … Continue reading Dream Chasing on the Honky Tonk Highway

The Place Where They Cried
georgia, History, Native American, Photography, Travel

The Place Where They Cried

These days the headlines are filled with images of protestors filling city streets over perceived offenses.  The mass media provides … Continue reading The Place Where They Cried

Shadow City
Civil War, History, Mississippi, Photoblogging, Photography, Travel

Shadow City

Vicksburg, Mississippi was a hellish place to be in 1863.  By late May the Confederates were hunkered down, sandwiched between … Continue reading Shadow City

Dead Man’s Hand
History, Photography, South Dakota, Travel

Dead Man’s Hand

Aces and eights.  A dead man’s hand.  So called because that is what James Butler Hickok held when he was … Continue reading Dead Man’s Hand

Late Afternoon Stroll
History, Louisiana, Photoblogging, Photography, Travel

Late Afternoon Stroll

It’s late in the day and I find myself walking around the narrow streets of the French Quarter. Looking up, … Continue reading Late Afternoon Stroll

Ruins with a Brave Heart
History, Photoblogging, Photography, Scotland, Travel

Ruins with a Brave Heart

I’d stopped off for a bite of lunch in the Scottish Border town of Melrose.  It was a cloudy, cool … Continue reading Ruins with a Brave Heart

Watchers on the Wall
Archaeology, England, History, Photoblogging, Photography, Travel

Watchers on the Wall

“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.” ― George R.R. … Continue reading Watchers on the Wall

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