Slave Inventory Database in Fairfax County: Crossing the 1870 Gap
/What Maddy McCoy and others learned when they went page by page through more than a century of Fairfax County paperwork.
Read MoreBlogging about abolitionist Julia Wilbur, the Civil War, Alexandria, women's rights, and more
What Maddy McCoy and others learned when they went page by page through more than a century of Fairfax County paperwork.
Read MoreLearning about Civil War photography from Dean DeRosa and Bob Zeller.
Read MoreMy son’s recent move (his 4th in 4 years) made me think about moving in the 1800s.
Read MoreEsther Bubley took photographs of Tomball, Texas, in 1945. I visited a different Tomball last week.
Read MoreOne great benefit in writing about Julia Wilbur has been talking with other authors about their biographies. Such as—Candice Shy Hooper, author of Lincoln’s Generals’ Wives.
Read MoreResearcher John Lustrea shared tales of Clarissa (“Clara”) Jones, whose Civil War nursing service included time at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Va.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur and other “dutiful daughters” (and nieces, aunts, et al.) often had their hands full.
Read MoreHere’s how Julia Wilbur—and finally liberated African Americans—celebrated July 4, 1865, in Washington, DC.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur does New York City--July 1863, right before the Draft Riots. I follow her footsteps in 2018.
Read MoreJulia Wilbur’s experiences as a teacher from 1844 to 1859 ring true today. Equal pay for equal work, anyone?
Read MoreIn which I learn more from the author about the life of female government employees (including Julia Wilbur) in the 1860s.
Read MoreA conversation at Ford's Theatre on April 16--D.C. Emancipation Day--between historian Kate Masur and journalist Michele Norris about this fascinating book and its original author, John E. Washington
Read MoreJulia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Read MoreThis wonderful photograph of Harriet Tubman, re-discovered last year, is now conserved and in the public domain!
Read MoreA visit to Congressional Cemetery at dusk in late March.
Read MoreThere's been a lot in the paper lately about Freedom House in Alexandria. Here's some background.
Read MoreAn evening with Nikki O'Dell, who portrayed Harriet Jacobs in the PBS documentary Slavery and the Making of America.
Read MoreWe all have our particular interests.
Read MoreNo, the GG bridge wasn't built in the Civil War, but the Presidio was up and running.
Read MoreDecember 31, 1859, was a sad milestone for Julia Wilbur, but one that propelled her in a very different direction.
Read MorePaula Tarnapol Whitacre's website with a focus on her forthcoming biography on abolitionist Julia Wilbur.