Houmas House Traveling the River Road north from New Orleans will lead you to Ascension Parish, Louisiana's Sweet Spot. Houmas House or "The Sugar Palace" has drawn visitors for years. Kevin Kelly has added a new addition to the River...
Tag: Civil War History
Mississippi
History lessons at Jefferson Davis’ Beauvoir in Biloxi, Mississippi
The 170-year-old historical residence of Jefferson Davis', Beauvoir, looks out through the historic live oaks onto the Gulf of Mexico in Biloxi. The home had survived thirty hurricanes until 2005. Hurricane Katina struck the Gulf Coast with force and significantly...
Georgia
Five Not to be Missed Historic sites in Atlanta, Georgia
In February, I visited these five engrossing sites in Atlanta. Sadly, due to the present Covid crisis, several of the sites remain closed. However, before heading out, be sure to check the websites for their current status. Martin Luther King...
Ohio, Presidential Libraries
Two Assassinated Ohio Presidents and their continuing legacy
Ohio Presidential history is filled with stories about the seven Presidents that hail from Ohio. The stories of James A. Garfield and William McKinley, who were assassinated only twenty years apart, begs the question, “what if they had survived?” Garfield...
Mississippi, Presidential Libraries
Small but Mighty: Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library Ulysses S. Grant, at only five feet eight inches tall, was an unimposing man, but he mightily distinguished himself both as a warrior and a statesman. The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum located...
Georgia
48 hours in Atlanta, Georgia: Widgets of the Jet Age, Gone with the Wind, and The Civil War Cyclorama, Part 2
Atlanta History Museum Atlanta History Center The Atlanta History Center is located in the Buckhead section of Atlanta on 33 acres of green space. The Center is comprised of multiple locations: The Museum, multiple gardens make up the green space...
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