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Mystic Chords of Memory: True Adventures of a History Lover

http://libertybelle78.blogspot.com/

Sharing my love of American History through reviews, photos, and histories of the sites I've visited.

Added on: Sep 9th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Christy Toth-Smith
Listed in: History Travel
Tags: travel civil war abraham lincoln u.s. history presidential history historic sites

Recent Posts

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lincoln!

Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 11:35 in kentucky, abraham lincoln, hodgenville

It has been a long time since I posted. Way too long, and I apologize for that. I graduate in fourteen weeks, and I am hoping that I will have more time to travel and blog after that.I know it's way after the fact, but I need to share about my exp...
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Posted on Friday December 5th, 2008 at 15:45

I have to start this post with an apology. I had not intended to go so long without posting, it just seemed like everything piled up at once. That said, it is time for another MCoM installment.I debated about this post for a while, and I have come to...
The Perfect Thirty-Six

Posted on Monday October 27th, 2008 at 11:22 in Tennessee, nashville, women's suffrage

Did you know that New Jersey law allowed women the right to vote after the American Revolution? Just a few years later, the idea of women voting became so troublesome to professional politicians that in 1807 the state changed their law and banned wom...
Meet Mr. Lincoln

Posted on Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 09:25 in abraham lincoln

Last Friday I decided to take a stroll during the afternoon hours to take advantage of the blissful autumn weather. Areas that had been quiet and peaceful were now full of soldiers in camp, some playing music, others seated around fires swapping stor...
George Washington's Mount Vernon

Posted on Tuesday October 7th, 2008 at 08:53 in george washington, african american history, mount vernon

When I was a child, I always pictured the same thing when I heard the name Mount Vernon: that beautiful portico with its view of the Potomac. I had always wanted to see it, simply because it was the home of President George Washington, but I had no i...
Fort Donelson: Unconditional Surrender in Tennessee

Posted on Friday September 19th, 2008 at 15:34 in Tennessee, nashville, ulysses s. grant, fort donelson

As part of my quest to learn more about the history in my backyard, I visited Fort Donelson National Battlefield Park in Dover, Tennessee. Situated on a picturesque bluff overlooking the Cumberland River, Fort Donelson was a strategic location for th...