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Using digital media in cultural settings is my passion. I lead digital strategy and educational technology at the American Battlefield Trust.
September 7 is Grandparents’ Day. Join us for a FREE Generations Event at Antietam National Battlefield where we’ll hike and explore history with hands-on activities. Open to all who come with someone of another generation (ideal ages 6-17). Learn more & register here: bit.ly/3UnuYUw
28.08.2025 12:53 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Nestled in the upcountry of South Carolina is the story of Andrew Pickens and the Cherokee. Learn more about the Upcountry during the American Revolution and its post-war years through the new Journey Maps biographies on thelibertytrail.org, like with Pickens’s biography here 👉 bit.ly/479sb8W
25.08.2025 11:54 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The 2nd military engagement of the Boston Campaign, the Battle of Chelsea Creek, started May 27, 1775. In the marshy estuary between Chelsea and modern-day Revere, MA, colonial militias sought to seize livestock & supplies from British-held Noddle’s and Hog Islands.
💡 Learn more: bit.ly/4mGbWpl
Garry Adelman, the Trust’s chief historian, & Kevin Pawlak, licensed battlefield guide, had glorious weather on May 18, for their 6-mile hike around Antietam Battlefield.
Want to attend a tour like this? Explore the lineup for our 2025 Summer and Fall Hikes, Tours, & Lectures here: bit.ly/3EFtlx6
We are partnering with the Princeton Battlefield Society & the NJ State Park Service to implement “Reimagining Princeton,” a plan to restore & interpret Princeton Battlefield State Park. Please help by signing a letter stating your support for the Park in NJ’s FY 2026 budget: bit.ly/42PaMzR
09.05.2025 23:01 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The old Antietam Iron Works Bridge did not witness any fighting at the Battle of Antietam, but it played a crucial role in the movement of troops during the campaign. Dennis Frye & Garry Adelman discuss the old Antietam Iron Works Bridge in Boom Goes the History.
🎧 Listen now: spoti.fi/433nxpe
I voted!
06.05.2025 21:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In recognition of America’s upcoming 250th birthday, we have set a goal to raise $125M by July 4, 2026 to safeguard our nation’s historic battlefields for future generations. Join us to preserve our past & ensure that its lessons continue to resonate for generations to come: ourenduringlegacy.org
06.05.2025 14:22 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
At 16, Stephen Tainter volunteered in the Revolutionary War, serving as a drummer, joining just in time to endure the winter of 1776-1777 at Morristown, NJ. He spent the better part of 8 years in service, all before his 24th birthday.
Illustration by Dale Watson
Learn more: bit.ly/4jy2PVI
I’m thrilled with this award and grateful to have been a part of the team that created this app.
23.04.2025 12:22 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#DidYouKnow that balloons were used during the Civil War to conduct surveillance? The balloons held around 4 to 5 men and a telegraph machine; they allowed military leaders to study the terrain and watch for incoming armies.
Learn more: bit.ly/3EsJQfM
Travel back to where the Revolutionary War began with the American Battlefield Trust’s immersive virtual reality production that puts you at the center of the groundbreaking events at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAL...
Love this! I need to get one.
17.04.2025 16:11 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Just got mine!
16.04.2025 20:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jump back to September 2024 with Dennis Fry to the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Antietam as we debate the action at Burnside Bridge from the Confederate (high ground) perspective during the newest episode of our podcast, Boom Goes the History!
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: spoti.fi/4lw2TXh
I’m thrilled with the debut of this latest addition to The Liberty Trail!
11.04.2025 20:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Help us protect nearly 210 acres of sacred battlefield land in VA at Malvern Hill, Brandy Station, New Market & New Market Heights. A $6.44-to-$1 match means contributions go even further, ensuring that these irreplaceable sites remain untouched for future generations.
Please donate: bit.ly/4ldkZwW
1942 Voice of America ws launched to counter Nazi propaganda.
Since then for 360 million ppl- incl in N Korea, it has been the source of fact-based news in 49 languages
Against Congress orders
& altho tax payer funded, Trump shut VOA down calling it “radical propaganda“.
Trump is not for America
Mary Smith Kelsey Peake dedicated her life to empowering Black men, women & children with access to education before and during the Civil War. She founded the first school for Black students in Hampton, VA, leaving a lasting legacy. Explore more in our Road to Freedom: VA Tour Guide: bit.ly/3WW4smU
21.03.2025 21:25 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The Revolution seemingly had a draw for the young. On July 4, 1776, these revolutionaries were barely young adults:
Marquis de Lafayette, 18
James Monroe, 18
Gilbert Stuart, 20
Aaron Burr, 20
Betsy Ross, 24
James Madison, 25
Alexander Hamilton, 21
Learn more: www.battlefields.org/learn/topics...
Please get out there and fight.
16.03.2025 17:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#OnThisDay March 15, 1781, British General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s army of 2,100 men engaged a Continental army under Major General Nathanael Greene at Guilford Court House, NC. Greene’s forces withdrew, but it was a pyrrhic victory for Cornwallis.
Learn more: bit.ly/4hzuuDE
About 2 years ago, we set out to save 15 acres of hallowed ground at Willoughby’s Run, a key site in the Battle of Gettysburg. Once slated for an apartment complex, this land was nearly lost. Just $475,000 remains to meet our goal. Will you help us cross the finish line? Donate today: bit.ly/3R2An1j
11.03.2025 01:05 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Explore the Franklin Battlefield, including a private Confederate Cemetery, with Eric Jacobson from the Battle of Franklin Trust, Dr. Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War, & Garry Adelman in the newest episode of our podcast, Boom Goes the History!
🎧 Listen: www.battlefields.org/boom-goes-hi...
Brigadier General Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” who died February 27, 1795, fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution in the Southern Theater before entering a career in politics in South Carolina. www.battlefields.org/learn/biogra...
🖼️ Illustration by Dale Watson
United States Colored Troops (USCT) constructed the Chattanooga National Cemetery and buried their Black and white comrades here — the final resting place for more than 881 USCT veterans.
📸 Mike Talplacido
Learn more: www.battlefields.org/visit/herita...
In a legal brief filed Friday, the Trust and other plaintiffs urged the Circuit Court of Orange County to allow their lawsuit against the Wilderness Crossing project, a 2,600-acre mega-development at the gateway to the Wilderness Battlefield, to advance.
📖 Read more about it here: bit.ly/4hT7gJL
Join Eric Jacobson and Joseph Ricci of the Battle of Franklin Trust as they tour the Franklin battlefield, including the famous Carter House with its preserved bullet hole wall, in the newest episode of our podcast, Boom Goes the History.
🎧 Listen now: spoti.fi/432LGOm
This Presidents Day we invite you to check out our newest animated map! On September 11, 1777, General George Washington was determined to prevent the British from capturing the American seat of government in Philadelphia. What ensued we call the Battle of Brandywine. Watch now: youtu.be/fAuojdxNDp4
17.02.2025 16:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Travel back to November of 1864 with Dr. Chris Mackowski & special guest Eric Jacobson, CEO of the Battle of Franklin Trust, as they discuss the Battle of Spring Hill in the newest episode of our podcast, Boom Goes the History.
🎧 Listen here: spoti.fi/40TBFQT
