Border War Extra: As with all my posts on this forum, I try to provide a “cliff notes” version of the events or topic. The Emancipation Proclamation often called one of the most misunderstood documents in American History is one that doesn’t fit neatly into 400 – 600 words. For more information please do your […]
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Check out my article in the January 29th edition of the Johnson County Gazette. This month I look into the man for whom Johnson County was named, The Reverend Thomas Johnson. Johnson is an interesting character whose reputation is not exactly “squeaky clean”. The article can be found on the Johnson County Gazette website at
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Border War Extra: No trees along the MO/KAN border during the Civil War! Ok, that’s not true, but the landscape of the Missouri Kansas border during the Civil War years was much different than it is today. This entry in the Border War tour series is a little different because I don’t have a lot of
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