General Information… First Cruise 14 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 Utopia of the Seas - from Port Canaveral, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and Perfect Day at Coco Key. Not only was this my first cruise experience, it was also the…
General Information… Turner House Adventure 12 Dec 2024 Sometimes last-minute impulse trips are the best, and this was one of those times! Having been to Turner House this past Spring, the opportunity to adventure again was too good…
General Information Joseph Adair Sr. & Jr. Signatures 7 Aug 2024 Interesting information, some new to me, found thanks to a Meta post about a resource at Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters. I find new information here on…
General Information The Williams Petition 10 May 2024 A new permanent page has been added to the Revolutionary War menu, under the Little River Regiment subheading, with information specific to the James Williams Petition of 1779. Click here…
General Information… Miller’s Fork Trail 12 Feb 2024 Miller's Fork Trail is located at 18889 SC-72, Clinton, SC 29325 for GPS and map purposes. There are two small parking areas, and some picnic tables. The trail follows the path of…
Events… Queen + Adam Lambert 7 Nov 2023 In the summer of 1976, I was a miserable, transplanted teenager. My family had been transferred from the only home I knew, just outside of Chicago, to a rural area…
General Information… Chicago 7 Nov 20237 Nov 2023 I love visiting Chicago. I was born in Berwyn (insert Svenghoolie reference here), and could see the city skyline from my grandparents' house there. My father used to take us…
General Information… Witness Trees 14 Sep 2023 What is a Witness Tree, anyway?"Witness trees are those flora of historic landscapes that remain in place decades or even centuries after noteworthy events unfolded there. Often the trees were…
General Information Adair Heraldry 22 Aug 2023 A little treasure I purchased on ebay, this is a gold gilt Livery Button, c1830 This was probably a cuff button, with the Adair crest and motto. The top banner…
General Information College of Cambridge, Ninety-Six, SC 27 Jul 2023 In 1785, the South Carolina state legislature voted to establish three public colleges - one in Charleston (the current College of Charleston), one in Winnsboro, and the "College of Cambridge"…