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Week In Review: October 29-November 4, 2018
Our railroad series is still “on track” and steaming ahead with lots of historical details about trains, tracks, and the soldiers and civilians who rode the rails. This week we also featured some discussions about scary stories, a movie anniversary, a bored soldier, and preservation history. Please enjoy this week in review and the links […]
Read more...November-December 2018 Presentations
November: 1st: Chris Kolakowski, “Life and Times of Arthur MacArthur,” North Shore CWRT (Long Island) 11th: Julie Mujic, “Hidden Monuments: War Memorialization and the Search for World War I in Columbus, Ohio,” Franklin County Memorial Hall, Columbus, OH 13th: Kevin Pawlak, “Antietam Endgame: September 18-20, 1862,” First Defenders Civil War Round Table of Berks County, Reading, PA
Read more...Week In Review: October 22-28, 2018
Make way! There’s a train coming through. Well, not literally – but we are certainly enjoying sharing our research on Civil War Railroads in our current blog series. Of course, there are other topics featured on the blog too, including book reviews, upcoming events, what if?, and history over a cup of tea. Read on […]
Read more...Week In Review: October 15-21, 2018
From book reviews to military history to photographic investigation to primary source letters, it’s been a busy week on the ECW Blog. Check-out the links to all our recent posts in this review. And…(drum roll, please) we’ve started our autumn blog series this weekend! Ready to learn about or discuss Civil War Railroads? Monday, October […]
Read more...Week In Review: October 8-14, 2018
It’s been a lively week on the blog with posts about the Civil War in pop culture, a burglary, book covers, and a game of Scrabble… You’ll find links to all of this week’s blog posts here; enjoy the review! Monday, October 8: Question of the Week offered an opportunity to share about “boy soldiers” […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 24-30, 2018
From looking back on the summer to a new book to a glimpse into behind the scenes history education processes to preservation news, we’ve had a sampling of all kinds of historical facts, news, and accounts this week. Check it out! Monday, September 24: Question of the Week invited you to share about your historic […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 16-23, 2018
This week with battle anniversaries on the calendar we’ve been talking about Antietam and Chickamauga. Also, don’t miss our newest podcast with Eric Wittenberg and Chris Mackowski’s discussion on Bennett Place and the final days of the war. Sunday, September 16 In the evening, Kevin Pawlak shared reflections on the night before the Battle of […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 10-16, 2018
We hope all our readers are safe this weekend. Weather the big storm and we’ll be back on the battlefields soon! And while we wait, here’s a look at the posts featured on the ECW blog this past week… Monday, September 10 Question of the Week got a good discussion about Civil War ships and […]
Read more...Week In Review: September 3-9, 2018
It was a slower week on the blog. (Perhaps our authors are returning from the long holiday weekend?) However, we still had exciting and interesting content every day! And…ECW podcasts release on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, so our first podcast for September made its appearance. There’s a half-hour of conversation of […]
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