Walter Raleigh, a man of many talents and accomplishments, distinguished himself as a soldier, historian, poet, businessman, and politician. As an explorer, he helped set the stage for English colonization of the New World. He was not, however, renowned for his facility with a paint brush. Days before the 400th anniversary of his death this […]
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Sir Walter Raleigh–Illustrator?
Posted in Events & exhibits, History on October 26, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
She laid the baby’s hand on scrap of paper….
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged christopher hager, civil war letters, francis poteet, martha poteet, nc civil war, philip gerard, zocalo public square on October 26, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
“For Americans during the Civil War, embracing loved ones on paper was a hardship they could only with difficulty overcome. Most of them, no doubt, would have rather not had to resort to it. For us, their efforts created a record of something we rarely get to see: glimmers of the emotional lives of ordinary […]
