Aug 25, 2017Lillie & Fanny: Misidentified in a Robert E Lee Letter for 60 YearsImagine being 18 years old in 1863 and encountering Robert E. Lee on his retreat from Gettysburg. Then imagine that Lee mentioned seeing...
Aug 18, 2017Robert E. Lee in WinchesterI have spent a lot of time in Winchester, VA performing research on the Powells, the school they ran for girls, and the town. While...
Jun 20, 2017Finding BlenheimAfter locating the elusive "Blenheim," several mentors encouraged me to reach out to the owners, which I decided to do in April of 2015....
Jun 16, 2017Searching for BlenheimThe location of "Blenheim" was an intriguing mystery to me for three years. From November 1863 through June of 1865 Hattie Powell lived...