The Year 2013: 400 Years an Immigrant
From the first European settlers in Virginia to the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free” at Ellis Island, our family tree is vast thicket of immigrants. In this year, 2013, when […]
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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 […]
Electoral College Ancestors: Their Votes for President
Election Day is a “high holy day” in my home. In presidential election years, I only partake in two activities: voting and watching election returns. What initially spawned my interest […]
Uncle Ralph Thompson Martling Loses An Arm at Gettysburg
150 years ago starting today, three days of battle would turn the tide of war against the Confederacy. Two months earlier, General Lee’s Confederates had routed Union troops at Chancellorsville. […]
Generation 8: From the Brushmaker William Tagg to the New Arrival
Now that the newest addition to the Tagg family has arrived, I thought I might look back at two of the first Taggs that came to America. This is the […]
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