Oct 12, 20151 minA Step Into History... Fort PulaskiI first visited Fort Pulaski as a child on a church trip. I still remember my feeling of awe when I saw its moat, drawbridge, cannons,...
Aug 28, 20151 minHow Lucille Ball’s Teeth Helped Win the War! This is bizarre story from World War II! In 1942, Lucille Ball, actress and future star of I Love Lucy, had several lead fillings put...
May 31, 20151 minCharacter Profile: Ava StilwellFor those of you who have read Songbird and Song of Return, do you have an image of Ava in your mind? If you are like me, I am always...
May 13, 20151 minHe’s 1-A in the Army, and He’s A-1 in My Heart“He’s 1-A in the Army, and he’s A-1 in my heart. He’s gone to help the country that helped to get him a start.” Those are the words to a...
Apr 27, 20151 minA Snapshot of HistoryRemember this famous World War II photograph? It was taken in New York on V-J (Victory over Japan) Day, August 14, 1945, and was the...
Mar 30, 20152 minA Yankee Army Invades Ft. McClellan and the Hearts of AnnistonBefore Songbird began in May 1943 and Edwin, Barry, and Sydney ever saw Ft. McClellan, the real-life 27th Division from New York made the...