The cute little cubs scampered along behind Momma Bear as she lumbered through the yard of a stately columned Southern mansion. Momma...

It was just another group photo posted on Facebook. The group was so large and the figures so small that individuals were almost...

But my summers were anything but lazy. From the time my brother and I were old enough to get into trouble at home, my father made us go...

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Patrick Henry said, “It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by...

I entered employment there as a lowly Technical Publications Analyst I, the entry-level position for editors in the Publications Division...

Since most of us will be indulging in cookouts (weather permitting) on this holiday, allow me to use a food-related analogy. If one has...

James D. (“Jim”) Gwartney is one of the best economists and finest gentlemen I know. I’m pleased to dust off and present below an essay...

As many books as I’ve read since Mrs. George first awoke my interest in reading nearly fifty years ago in fifth grade, that’s a hard...

From that point until recent decades, school children have recited that pledge, the only difference in wording being the addition under...

This afternoon, my wife an Christopher Gustavus Memminger was born on January 9, 1803, in Vairhingen an der Enz, Wurtemberg, Germany. His...

That proverb describes Ralph Peterson, my Daddy. He was a quiet man. He said little in public, preferring to listen silently, taking in...

That brings us to our historic anniversary for the upcoming week. On June 6, 1932, the first federal gas tax was levied, buried in the...

Since that year, however, I have included among those whom I honor on Memorial Day one of my own family. My nephew, Captain Justin...

My friend and former colleague, Lauren Kowalk, shares the following review. Book Review: The Lake House #bookreviews...

Although delegates from several states had already gathered before May 25, 1787, they had had no quorum and therefore could not conduct...

Too many history writers today have an agenda that dictates how and what they write. And too often those writers are driven by political...

Among the many events that happened this week in history are three especially noteworthy things. Each of them has something to teach us....

Some people, however, are beginning to recognize the importance of learning about their local history as evidenced by the series of small...