Between the Bylines: Union and Independence in the Summer of 1861
It’s July 4th weekend, for many Americans a time for celebration, fireworks, and grilling. But it’s also an opportunity to think about …
Category: Mission in Action
Not Alone in History: Are you pursuing personal growth during the pandemic?
I spent this morning in Sienna, Italy. I’m making good time because just yesterday I floated down the Missouri River with my …
Not Alone in History: Are You Doing Something?
Have you made masks yet? I haven’t, though it’s all the rage right now and one can find instructions all over the …
Leaving the South Alone
As our doors are closed we love to hear from our visitors and connect them with the history that matters most to …
Not Alone in History: How Are You Staying Connected?
Last week my friend in Savannah, Georgia, had her 30th birthday party over the internet. In quarantine, we’re doing our best to …
Not Alone in History: Dreading a National Crisis
Some of my friends are sharing the popular meme about imagined apocalypse-wear of spiky rags versus the reality of pajamas. Others refer …
Not Alone in History: Are you laughing during the pandemic?
Who is the American Civil War’s Tiger King? Perhaps it’s Captain Samuel Richardson and his jaguar skin pants with matching pistol holsters? …
The Emancipation Question
With our doors closed to the public, we love hearing from our visitors. This week we have a question about instituting the …
ACWM Staff Picks: Movies and TV
Why rewatch the same series over again? Our staff has a great selection of movies and TV that every history buff will …
15th Turns 150!
March 30, 2020, is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (ratified Feb. 3, 1870), which …
Emergencies and the Economy
With our doors closed to the public, we love hearing from our visitors. Here are a couple of questions that were sent …