Instant digital history
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This afternoon, thanks to Google’s blogsearch, I came upon something I haven’t seen before: a DIY instant history website. Wethersfield in the Civil War is apparently brand new from someone at the Wethersfield (Connecticut) Historical Society and looks like a… >> continue reading
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Confederate surgeon Simon Baruch
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This is Assistant Surgeon Simon Baruch (‘ba-rook’) of the 3rd South Carolina Battalion. I found him by following a thread in a CW Society post, part of their recent conversation about Jewish Confederates. Among those prominent in that service it… >> continue reading
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Building on a CMS 1
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In mid-2003 I completely reworked Antietam on the Web, dropping unmanageable static HTML and using a new database to store the contents. To create and deliver that content I built a rudimentary Content Management System (CMS) in PHP. Today I’d… >> continue reading
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Antietam art from Arthur Lumley
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Where the Muse points, you shall go. I was in my local library Sunday and saw this volume* displayed on the wall. I was immediately drawn to the book by the face on the cover; also thinking, at first, that… >> continue reading
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Antietam Illumination 2 December
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If you’re within the sound of my voice, so to speak – in driving distance of Antietam National Battlefield – you owe it to yourself to experience the annual Memorial Illumination, or see it again. This may be the nation’s… >> continue reading
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Florida civil war soldier records online
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I don’t do commercial endorsements, generally, but do think you should know about a new online service from Jim Studnicki called Civil War Microfilm. Not only will it be valuable to those researching the Civil War, it’s an excellent example… >> continue reading
