Tom Mauer knew his great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, but he didn't know much more, including where he was buried. With some sleuthing and hard work, the retired postal worker from ...
Restoration is underway at the Mulberry Street Cemetery in LaGrange. Many former slaves are buried there. Preservationists are hoping the public can help them find the names of more than 1,000 former ...
Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.
Winter is the perfect time for working on your family tree. Last week my husband and I got to mark off one of the items on our genealogy research bucket list. We had to make a quick trip to a town ...
MIDDLETOWN— The Washington Street cemetery is filled with gravestones that date back centuries, including several engraved with the names of Black Civil War soldiers. Local historians believe the ...
SHERIDAN, Mont. — Time and weather eventually take their toll on most everything. Generations pass. Names of people long gone are lost or forgotten. But it doesn't have to be that way. The American ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita holds all kinds of history, and one organization is helping to preserve the history there. For eight years, members of the Sons of Union Veterans ...
Three Civil War veterans buried in Painesville’s Evergreen Cemetery will no longer lie unnoticed after a local boys group worked to raise funds for headstones. The Men of Honor Junior Cadets ...
SWANSEA — Eighteen-year-old Benjamin Bouffard is making his mark in Swansea by making sure the town's Civil War veterans are never forgotten. Bouffard, a Swansea resident and member of Boy Scout Troop ...