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On the shore of Lake Sinoe in Romania, very close to the Black Sea, lie the ruins of the oldest documented city on the territory of modern-day Romania: Histria. (See satellite view below, or go to Google Maps to explore the full map.) We visited it in September of 2008.
It started its life around [...]
» Go to this postWe visited Mount Vernon, George Washington’s own estate near Washington, DC, this past summer. If you don’t live in the DC area, you don’t necessarily get to appreciate one of the grand gestures done to honor George Washington’s memory, namely that of building a parkway (named after him) that starts right at the gates of [...]
» Go to this postI suppose I should call this “Trip to the C&O Canal - Part Three”, since it’s the third time I write about the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) on my site. Here is Part 1 and Part 2. But it’s certainly not our third trip, because we’ve been there numerous times, during various times [...]
» Go to this postFrom The Economist, “Politics this week: 19th-25th July 2008″ edition:
“Italy’s parliament approved a controversial law giving four senior officials immunity from prosecution, including the prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. The law still has to be signed by the president; it is likely also to be challenged in the constitutional court.”
This comes on the heels of the [...]
The Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is the oldest surviving screw-pile lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay. It was built in 1856 (before the Civil War), and installed at the mouth of the Patapsco River, where it marked the shoal known as Seven Foot Knoll for 133 years. We visited it during our recent trip to Baltimore.
The [...]
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A little boy loses his parents during the depression, and his grandparents take him to live with them in their mountain cabin. The premise is simple, but the lessons are many. I liked this movie because it taught respect for native Indians.
Let’s face it, the “red skins”, as they used to be called, owned this [...]
Take a look at these two photographs of President Abraham Lincoln. One was taken in the midst of the Civil War. The other was taken after the Gettysburg Address, and after North had won and managed to keep the country together. Slavery had been abolished, and the goals that had been set out at the [...]
» Go to this postLast weekend, on a fiercely hot Sunday, my wife and I visited the Antietam Battlefield, located near Sharpsburg, MD. It’s quite easy to get to it from DC. You take 270-N to 70-W, then keep going on 70-W until you see the signs for Antietam. Once off the highway, you’ve got another 8 miles or [...]
» Go to this postOne of the many wonderful comedies made during the Great Depression, Theodora Goes Wild explores a young woman’s quest for freedom in a society where tight constraints are the norm. The film’s humorous and entertaining look at some of the hang-ups of the period is a very fun way to spend about 90 minutes. [...]
» Go to this postOne Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference http://tinyurl.com/yvxe36 #
The Baker Boys: 1917 http://tinyurl.com/22eagb #
In the Kitchen: 1910 http://tinyurl.com/29tgq5 #
Day Boy: 1913 http://tinyurl.com/2y83kl #
Free PDF to Word Converter http://tinyurl.com/3363tb #
Lassie, Get Help: 1923 http://tinyurl.com/2onb2p #
Dog Catchers: 1924 http://tinyurl.com/36h2ah #
First steel-bodied school bus donated to Henry Ford museum http://tinyurl.com/2tp6z7 #
Detroit Electric: 1921 http://tinyurl.com/35t387 #
Kilobyte [...]
And God Spoke through Peacocks and a Cable Guy… http://tinyurl.com/2t9pwm #
DST is indeed an abomination. Have you seen this? http://tinyurl.com/3bchnl #
MacFamilyTree - Alzeimers Cure? http://tinyurl.com/33vccq #
Ex Cathedral: 1865 http://tinyurl.com/34cvra #
Fort Sumter: 1865 http://tinyurl.com/39ny3g #
I know Collier’s has been gone for a long time, but when I see stuff like this, or this or this, I can’t help but love it. Maybe we should have more drawings in our magazines, and they should be done with the same classy style and atmosphere. Things are a bit too realistic nowadays. [...]
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