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HBO's "John Adams"
by Steve V.
views: 120 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 15
April 07, 2008 04:24 PM EDT --      The HBO mini-series "John Adams" is a fascinating look at a remarkable man.   Our founding fathers have become almost like marble statues to the average American. . . . more
Cousins: That's Nothing!
by Rick Beyer
views: 106 | rating: 10 | comments: 40
October 26, 2007 04:40 PM EDT -- I chuckled at the news last week that Barack Obama is related to Dick Cheney.  The two are eighth cousins, both descended from a Huguenot French ancestor in the 1700’s. A spokesman for Obama . . . more
May 27, 2006 09:25 AM EDT -- I want to encourage all who visit or join this group to introduce themselves and share what interests they have in history.   I'm Cindy and I have always loved history. I graduated with a BA . . . more
June 27, 2006 06:47 PM EDT -- In 1793, the Upper Canada Act Against Slavery was passed. The Act was inspired by Governor J. G. Simcoe and made Upper Canada (now Ontario) the first British Colony to legislate against slavery. Slavery . . . more
October 09, 2007 03:00 PM EDT -- How one woman brought down the president’s entire cabinet Peggy O’Neale was a notable beauty with a flirtatious gleam in her eye. The daughter of a Washington tavern keeper, she had many suitors. . . . more
October 09, 2007 03:05 PM EDT -- Introduction The presidency is a trea sure trove of little- known stories that have the power to surprise and amaze. Consider: George Washington was one of the country’s biggest whiskey distributors, . . . more
October 07, 2007 02:56 PM EDT -- All manner of creatures have lived at the White House. No, I’m not talking about the presidents and their families, but about the members of the animal kingdom who have also populated 1600 Pennsylvania . . . more
August 31, 2006 12:10 PM EDT --   I highly recommend reading Fischer's Paul Revere's Ride. Fischer is a leading historian in the field of American history and his narrative style of writing history is completely appealing . . . more
June 12, 2008 09:38 PM EDT -- When I was a boy, although some still say I am I love that line, I was a child prodigy on the piano and also extremely knowledgeable about U.S. History. My passion of interest was the Civil War. Since . . . more
October 01, 2007 09:46 AM EDT -- The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told is the third book in my Greatest Stories series. When I tell the story of how it all began, I usually begin with the pigeon. On December 16, 1997, said pigeon . . . more
February 04, 2008 09:35 AM EST -- "It's a movement in which black people and white people, women and men, rich and poor, Protestants, Catholics and Jews, come together to accomplish a major social change. John Burt, Esq., . . . more
April 25, 2007 03:49 PM EDT -- From the very beginning, Alex Haley's Roots counted as much more than a mere book. It tapped deeply into the black American hunger for an African ancestral home that had been savaged by centuries . . . more
Hanging Tree
by La Lady Lisa Westerfield
views: 36 | rating: 10 | comments: 11
April 27, 2007 12:59 PM EDT -- Happily, it was a sunny Saturday morning after a workweek filled with rain.  Casually the wife made their coffee as the husband leisurely went outside to pick up the paper from the front steps.  . . . more
October 20, 2007 09:50 PM EDT -- In the year 1774, the local militia built a refuge fort near the mouth of Pricketts Creek in Western Virginia . The area is now part of the state of West Virginia. The militia wanted to build a place . . . more
October 20, 2007 06:02 PM EDT --  Lets begin our journey at the visitors center. I will run in and pay for our tickets. You just relax for a minute.   Ok. I am back I have already purchased the tickets.  That . . . more
October 20, 2007 11:41 PM EDT -- I sure do hope you are enjoying this journey into the past as much as I am.  We will begin this journey in the center of the fort in the Gun Shop.  Meet Mr Okey Simmons. He gave me permission . . . more
October 21, 2007 05:27 PM EDT -- I hope you have enjoyed the journey to Prickett’s Fort with me. I am glad that you are able to make it on this last part of the journey. I have really enjoyed having you along. This last part . . . more
February 18, 2008 08:41 PM EST -- I am pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 President's Day contest I hosted here on gather.com. April L., Janet B., and Alta B. will receive copies of the public television documentary . . . more
April 23, 2007 01:18 PM EDT -- We are looking for three Gather members who would be interested in reviewing the Thirtieth Anniversary Edition of Roots, the seminal work on American culture, race and politics by Alex Haley. If you . . . more
April 25, 2007 05:48 PM EDT -- As a young boy Alex Haley would sit by the front porch of his grandfather’s home and listen to "Sis" Brooks, Cynthia (Haley’s Grandmother), and her sister, Elizabeth tell stories. . . . more
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