Ironsides and ironclads… are common vernacular from the American Civil War. Ironcads refer to the steam-powered metal armoured ships that…
I arrived at the Richards DAR House in Mobile by accident. I was in the community looking at some of…
In terms of coffee, I wasn’t sure of what to expect in Alabama. As far as southern cities go, I…
Upon arrival in Mobile, I began to refer to the city as a quieter, gentler, New Orleans. The weather is…
The beach close to the lighthouse in Biloxi was the site of the “Bloody Wade-in” where civil rights activists waded…
I made it to Biloxi just in time to see the sun set over the ocean. This is an incredibly…
The next stop on the roadtrip is Natchez, Mississippi… a small city with a really big history. It’s been 300-years…
It upsets me every time I see so many rows of tiny little military gravestones with the word “unknown” on…
Driving through Vicksburg is upsetting. More upsetting than visiting the Preston Castle in Ione, or the mausoleums at the Hollywood…
First stop on the Southern U.S. road trip was Vicksburg: once home to just about every European colonial power: the…
The Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson is one of those weird places where you’re conflicted about how much to explore, where…
In the chaos of the past two months, I neglected to write about another road trip that happened over the…