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Rosecrans, Fremont HQ For Sale…
My trip into the office usually takes about seven minutes door to door if I hit the lights just right. With recent construction shutting down the interstate between the two points I’m forced to take a slightly longer detour into downtown Wheeling. I don’t mind it, to be honest. I see a lot more history […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: $923,314 To Save Battlefields
Good news for Civil War battlefield preservation this week! On April 30, 2020, the National Park Service announced that $923,314 in grants from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) would be used to protect 207 acres of America’s Civil and Revolutionary War battlefields. The grants will be used to acquire portions of Vicksburg Battlefield in […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Phil Kearny
Welcome back to another installment of our 2020 Emerging Civil War Spotlight series. Each we have introduced you to another of our outstanding topics that will be presented at the Seventh Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium August 7-9, 2020. Today we have Kris White preview his talk on fallen leader Phil Kearny: When Chris Mackowski […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: Growing Youth Involvement in Preservation
For those who follow the social media accounts of the American Battlefield Trust, you may have seen the recent posts featuring their Youth Leadership Team (YLT). Made up of ten motivated, preservation-minded high school students from across the country, the YLT is responsible for helping preserve the history in their own communities. On top of […]
Read more...Holiday History Tour
I traveled home from Fredericksburg to Erie Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving this year. It was my first trip back since arriving here in late June. As I have an serious allergy to the commercialism of Black Friday, I decided to make it History Friday. After a brief visit to the Fort LeBoeuf Museum in Waterford, a […]
Read more...Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Establishes Lighthizer Legacy Fund
Last week, the American Battlefield Trust announced the retirement of its longtime and respected CEO and President O. James Lighthizer. Shortly thereafter, the organization made a second major announcement – the establishment of the Lighthizer Legacy Fund, created to forever preserve his legacy of preservation. According to the Trust, the fund, “will focus on three […]
Read more...ECW on C-SPAN 3: Fort Stevens
C-SPAN 3 has a ton of great content coming up on the next few days from Emerging Civil War and our sister site, Emerging Revolutionary War.
Read more...A Conversation with CVBT’s New Executive Director (conclusion)
(part four of four) Terry Rensel is not only the new executive director of the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust (CVBT), he’s also one of my closest friends. I’ve been talking with him about his recent move to Virginia and his career change from broadcaster to preservationist. Chris Mackowski: What do you see coming into your […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Raffle Time
What does Emerging Civil War do with the money from it’s fundraiser raffle at the Symposium? We support preservation efforts! For the 2019 Symposium, Kristen Pawlak and Sarah Kay Bierle worked together to bring a variety of new and big ticket items to the event. You’ll find night’s stays at historic sites, museum tickets, audiobooks, […]
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