The Battle of Craney Island (1813): Saving Norfolk from the British
Earlier this year was the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Craney Island. It was this battle during the War of 1812 that repelled the British advance toward Norfolk, Virginia […]
Earlier this year was the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Craney Island. It was this battle during the War of 1812 that repelled the British advance toward Norfolk, Virginia […]
James Tagg was born in 1833 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, middle son to immigrant parents William and Elizabeth Tagg. As a young boy, James, and his brothers Frederick and Henry […]
October 14, 1888: 125 years ago today, Conrad Miltenberger and Minnie Mead were married at the Miltenberger’s family-owned Germania Hotel in Hempstead, New York. According to the newspapers, the ceremony […]