by admin | Nov 10, 2013 | history
Mine was one who came home. Veteran’s Day is upon us again and, the more I think about it, the more I think it’s one of our more bittersweet holidays. We honor those who came home. We serve them free lunch at restaurants, we offer them discounts at chain...
by admin | Oct 28, 2013 | history
Firmly on the other side of the government shut down (ahem, for now) and before the government sequester sets in (sorry Sesquicentennial 2014), this past weekend was our annual jaunt to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for Artillery Weekend. Let me rephrase. Artillery...
by admin | Oct 6, 2013 | history
I stood outside Fort Roberdeau, because I didn’t have enough money to get in. Soooo, this weekend The Hubs, The Rowdy Boys, and I journeyed to glamorous central Pennsylvania, home of Penn State University and a surprising amount of cows. This conversation...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 24, 2013 | history, Writing
Why, read aloud from history books! That’s what! Soo, for what seems like the fourteenth time this month, we lost our electricity during a thunderstorm. On a random side note, the first thing The Rowdy Boys demand when our electricity is out, is cheese. They...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 3, 2013 | Civil War, history
Guys, I’m still in Gettysburg but wanted to give you this, in hopeful anticipation of my post later today. Or tomorrow. This pretty much sums up the week as a whole.
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 9, 2013 | Civil War, history
And, I’m back. Who has two thumbs and just celebrated her ten-year wedding anniversary! This gal! And what better place to celebrate ten years of wedding bliss than in Gettysburg? Admittedly, I wept when we left. I’m the Mother of Perpetual Guilt: but...
