While doing research for my historical fiction series, Tapestry of Love, which is set in the 17th century on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland, I discovered a considerable amount of history occurred on the off shore islands of Virginia … Read More
Caulk’s field house was built 1743 In the moonlight of a hot summer night, August 31, 1814, a fierce battle was fought near this farmhouse at Caulk’s Field. In 2012, the British and America came together to acknowledge and commemorate … Read More
The Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S. state of Alabama. The cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range. Since its recognition as a … Read More
This interesting biographical anecdote reveals what old-time teachers were like in Indiana during the early days of its settlement and a story of personal experience with Abraham Lincoln. William H. Cottingham (born April 4, 1824, Kentucky – July 24, 191, Indiana) … Read More
The Hynson family first came from England with three servants and lived on Kent Island, Maryland. Hinchingham was granted in 1659 to Thomas Hynson for 2,200 acres, lying along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay and extending north from Swan Creek. … Read More
Surrounded by giant oaks and sycamores, by boxwood and fragrant pines, by tombs of the humble and the rich, St. Paul’s stands today a real monument to the energy and religious zeal of those Church of England members who settled … Read More
Can you believe that sometimes children as young as twelve worked in coal mines? When photographer John Vachon visited the coal mine town of Kempton, Maryland-West Virginia in May 0f 1939, he took outstanding photographs of the people in the small … Read More
See larger image FreeHearts: 2nd edition A Novel of Colonial America (Tapestry of Love Series Book 3): Book 3 in Tapestry of Love Series By (author): Donna R Causey List Price: Price Not Listed Kindle Edition: Check Amazon for Pricing … Read More
The Old Pratt Mansion, located ten miles from Centerville, the county-seat of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland and just beyond the village of Ruthsburg, was later occupied as a county almshouse. The first colonist who owned the ground upon which this … Read More
Children living in the coal mining town of Kempton, Maryland-West Virginia had difficulty finding a place to play as these photographs taken May 1939 by photographer John Vachon reveal. Children playing in street of company town. Kempton, West Virginia Children … Read More
Alabama Pioneers