Fifty-five years ago today, East Germany began constructing the Berlin Wall in order to stop the flood of citizens attempting enter to...

In recent months, a few of you have asked about why I’m posting less often on this blog—apologies for not giving an explanation sooner....

For many years, New Year’s Day has been a time of looking back and looking forward—a day of two faces. This becomes all the more apparent...

In times of chaos, the holy places become refuges, symbols of tenacious, desperate hope. Because no matter how bad things get, no matter...

It’s a question we have a tendency to ask regarding important historical events. Where were you when you found out about Pearl Harbor?...

People died here. The trapdoor would open, and out would come a monster—a wild boar, a wolf, a lion, a rhinoceros. The slave or prisoner...

Two women, born in 1820 and 1821 respectively. One known for her nursing work in the Crimean War, the other for hers in the Civil War....

Seventy years ago today, VE Day was celebrated in both Britain and the United States, marking the end of World War II in Europe. I could...

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man...

Last month I attended a family history and genealogy conference in Salt Lake City as part of my job for one of the companies I work for....

Since Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, I thought it would be interesting to learn a little more about how and why the holiday first began....

At first glance, one day is a mundane thing. Twenty-four hours seems pretty insignificant when compared to the whole of history. I often...

Ironically, I wrote this post a week before seeing the Sainsbury’s ad telling the same story. I thought about changing it but decided a...

Bonus Post! Part 2 of a piece written in honor of my great-grandfather, Charles Maxwell Overholt, November 16, 1912 – March 25, 2013....

Part 1 of a piece written in honor of my great-grandfather, Charles Maxwell Overholt, November 16, 1912 – March 25, 2013. Part 2 will be...

In my opinion, bizarre news stories – the ones that make me stop and think, Huh? – are the best kind. Below are six such stories. But...