Sorry Ladies, We Can't Do It

Approximately 400 women enlisted in the Civil War as soldiers. They were considered an equal to the men, and fought right alongside them. How? They disguised their identities. Women would lie about their gender, change their name, and put on a life of secrecy and lies to serve their country. Some would fight alongside their husbands, but most would replace their skirt and dress for a uniform. Many would see this as heroic, but little did these women know that they were helping to abandon the home-maker life of millions.

The Silver Belt

This week, I spent my "blogging time" writing a short story for my history class. The subject: The Holocaust. I decided to post my short story as this week's article. Yeah, yeah, I know, the Holocaust wasn't the Civil War, but if you think about it, Jews at the concentration camps were basically slaves. Though the Southern plantation owners needed their workers and the Jews were meant to die.

The Silver Belt: A Story of the Holocaust

You Might Live in Gettysburg If....

Gettysburg is a unique town to live in. After William Penn received the charter for the beautiful state  of Pennsylvania, many began to settle inside this land of religious freedom. Many came together in the South-central Pennsylvania countryside, and in 1761, Samuel Gettys began a tavern there. Gettysburg was made into a town in 1786 by Gettys' son, James. Now it is best known for the Civil War's most famous 'Battle of Gettysburg' in 1863. Reenactments happen every year to commemorate that battle, but those that live around Gettysburg know what its really like when tourists aren't around. We that live in Gettysburg believe it to be much more than just a tourists' attraction. 

With some help, I've compiled a list of things that make Gettysburg truly unique as a town. If you live around here or in a surrounding county, you can definitely relate or have at least heard of some of these....

You Might Live in Gettysburg If....

Slavery, or Something More?

What does this flag truly represent?