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We left Maine the morning of October 28 and began our journey south towards Williamsburg, Virginia with an overnight stay in Wilmington, Delaware. We arrived to Williamsburg the afternoon of the 29th and immediately headed for the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center. Our plan was to gather information for our next...
On Monday, after four days of extreme sightseeing, we slept in, except for Dale who had to work! The kids ran some errands and I puttered around the house. Michelle woke up just in time to take a nap! Ha ha. That evening we drove to Alexandria for dinner. On...
When I was a kid visiting my dad I watched a movie titled “The Rear Window” in which a man played by Jimmy Stewart would watch all of his apartment neighbors through his window while recuperating from a broken leg. I love that movie. I think it may have fed...
Sunday was a rainy day, perfect for hanging out in a museum. However, we didn’t hang out in just any museum, we hung out in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, which is just about 20 minutes south of us. The museum covers Marine Corps history from its beginning...
We’ve been a fan of Civil War general, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, aka Stonewall, every since we watched the movie Gods and Generals, which portrays Stonewall as a great soldier and a great man of faith. Stonewall was mistakenly shot at the Battle of Chancellorsville by his own troops....
One week ago today, on Monday, we left Lynchburg, Virginia and headed a short distance to Appomattox. Dale and I were very excited to see the place where the Civil War came to an end. What an extraordinary opportunity! Lee’s formal surrender to Grant on April 9, 1865, brought the...
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