Jake Wynn | August 12, 2013
By The Steeldrivers A great song I discovered this summer about slaves escaping the South to join the Union army. Thousands would eventually do the same, fighting for the freedom of their brothers and sisters in bondage. A fitting tribute and a great song.
Brian Tomlin | July 31, 2013
July 1. The U.S. Post Office begins free city delivery for 49 of the country’s largest cities. By 1890, 454 post offices were delivering mail to residents of United States cities. It was not until the turn of the century, however, that free delivery came to farmers and other rural residents. July1. Slavery is abolished in […]
Jake Wynn | July 29, 2013
When the guns ceased firing and Fort Sumter surrendered to its Southern attackers in April 1861, a “war-footing” began as hundreds of thousands of men, North and South, patriotically enlisted for their respective causes. In Pennsylvania, dozens of militia units formed with those already in existence to form regiments destined to participate in civil war. […]
Brian Tomlin | July 23, 2013
In comparison with the average contemporary garden, the biggest difference a mid-nineteenth century gardener would notice about our yards and gardens is the relative lack of edible plants. Households grew more fruits, fruit and nut trees, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers than we do now. This was often a practical necessity to provide supplemental food […]
Jake Wynn | July 12, 2013
When doing research on topics for this blog, I came across a book that discussed the anthracite region of Pennsylvania in a way that I had never before seen. Author Grace Palladino’s 2006 book Another Civil War explores the role of the developing labor movement among coal miners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. She points out how this labor […]
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