Civil War Era A Summer Sunday in 1864: Isaac Sannan’s News from the Farm M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “my corn is good it is over my head as I plow some is silking” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve found something truly special tucked away in our archives—a handwritten letter from July 1864, written by a man named Isaac Sannan in Gallia County, Ohio. Holding… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Letter Through the Snow: Cousin Flanagan’s 1864 Dispatch M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I hope how soon this wicked war will end so what few people the are living could get home” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got something truly special to share with you today. It is a letter written way back on a snowy April morning in 1864 by… 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 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
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
History A Secret Tucked Away in Purple Ink M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I mite want to use your leter for reference to induse the part to go and look at he land” Come on in and pull up a chair, friends. I’ve stumbled upon a real curiosity today that feels like catching a glimpse of a secret whispered over a backyard fence… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Glimpse of Peace: A Soldier’s Longing for Home M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I hope and Trust To god The Time is nie at hand when it will be over and we Can all git To Come home and Stay in peace.” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve come across something truly special in the archives today. It’s a humble piece of… Continue Reading