Civil War Era A Soldier’s Hope for Spring: A Message from 1865 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “I trust that the tim Will Speadly Com that I Can return and injoy a Citizens life again” Pull up a chair and let me share something truly special with you today. I have got a letter here that has traveled over a hundred and fifty years to find its… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Soldier’s Hope: A Letter from the Day the War Ended M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 7, 2026 “i think that this wore is dun the rebles has dun all that the can” Gather ’round, neighbors, for I’ve got a real piece of history to show you today. It’s a letter from April 9, 1865, and it feels just as warm as a handshake from an old friend…. Continue Reading
Civil War Era Brush Sheds and Bravery: A Hot Summer Afternoon with Andrew Millburn M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “i will send you som cedar from ala” Pull up a chair, friends, because I have something truly special to share with you today. Nestled in our archives is a humble piece of lined paper, yellowed by time and worn thin along the fold lines where it was once tucked… Continue Reading
Civil War Era Voices from the Post: A Heartfelt Letter from 1865 Jackson County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 9, 2026 “I hop when thes few lines comes to hand that tha may find you in good helth” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got something special to share with you today. Nestled in our collection is a humble two-page letter, written by a man named George D. Birdit on… Continue Reading
Civil War Era Ice Water, Butter, and a Bit of Home: A Soldier’s Story from Louisville M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “it is a hard matter to give up the negro but it has got to bee did the negro has got to have his freedom after the thing has gon this far” Pull up a chair and let me share a little treasure with you today. I am holding a… Continue Reading
Civil War Era Leaving the Mud Behind: A Brother’s Long Journey Home M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 I have had a notion of going home Since Richmond has bin taken but whether I go or not I will Say Amen to the fall of that Rebel Hole. Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got a real treasure to share with you today. It’s a letter written… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Journey Back Home: A Brother’s Letter from 1865 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “Labem the war is over and We are looking with Strait forward Eyes Toward Va we are thinking of Getting Back On our own dung hill once more.” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve got something special to show you from the archives today. It’s a letter… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Hand in Old Fayette County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 17, 2026 “Labin Gwinn has Settled that debt with me & has no right to be pushed on that debt Given under my hand” Hey there, neighbors! Pull up a chair, because I’ve found a real treasure in the archives today that’s as warm as a woodstove on a November morning. Back… Continue Reading
History A New Year’s Greeting from 1866: News, Crops, and a Lost Pocketbook M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I found oald Stevn Harmons pocket Book laying in the Road a few dayes a go containing 1.76 cts he felt beter when he got it.” Gather ’round, friends, because I’ve got something special to show you from the back of the filing cabinet. It’s a letter from December 31,… Continue Reading
History A Heartfelt Greeting from 1866: A Letter to the Gwinns M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “we very much lament the loss of Mr James Millburn as he was a truely honest man in worldly dealings and without controversy one of the best neighbors where he lived but is no more with us in this life” There is something truly special about holding a letter from… Continue Reading