2026 Lewis & Clark trip to the Pacific Ocean – part 1: we’re off on a 5-month trip!
After trying to go on this trip last year, we’re finally packed for a 5-month trip along the Lewis and Clark route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Along...
2026 in-between times – part 6: Gone With the Wind Museum
Gone With the Wind first showed on TV in 1976; for me in the Midwest, it was a “picture” of life in Georgia during the 1860s-1870s from Margaret Mitchell’s point...
2026 in-between times – part 5: North Carolina’s largest plantation from another perspective
A couple of weeks after our visit to the Atlanta History Center, we drove to Raleigh to enjoy time with our friend Susie. On one of the nice days, she...
2026 in-between times – part 4: Atlanta History Center’s look at Reconstruction and the myths after the Civil War
Now that we’ve seen the artists’ view of the battle at Atlanta that led to the end of the Civil War, let’s look at Reconstruction and the myths of the...
2026 in-between times – part 3: Atlanta History Center’s Battle of Atlanta as shown in a cyclorama
This cyclorama was originally housed in here in Georgia at the Atlanta Zoo, but it was really looking sad when we saw it in the early 2000s. It’s recently been...