If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.


– Rudyard Kipling

“Wildcat McKinney”

I recently found a story about one of the first schoolmasters in Kentucky. It can be found in various renditions online. The story, published by Peck and Bliss in 1853,

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Indian Dress on the Border

Recently I read a historian’s comments about settlers dress and appearance on the frontier.  That author indicated that settlers on the frontier shunned native clothing. Maybe the shunning of Native

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The Sluss Massacre

I became familiar with the Sluss Massacre several years ago.  Recently I found this account that was published in the July 13, 1928 issue of the Southwest Virginia Enterprise in

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Wolf Trapping and Fur Trade

Several years ago I found an interesting affidavit from June 2, 1847 which reads: “You, Benjamin Wallingford, do solemnly swear that the five scalps now produced are the scalps of

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Frontier Health and Wellness

There are two historic sites near my residence that portray life circa 1800.  As a volunteer, I often heard visitors say that “they wished they had lived back then”.  Life

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Five Medals, His Life & Times

Five Medals, His Life & Times Five Medals. Some folks who frequent this website are familiar with the name. Some are not. For those who are, some only know the

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