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  1. From Jim Surkamp The C&O Canal - 1859 - The Last Lazy Glide (6 videos, 2 posts)

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    Hi everyone. No tornadoes. So your weekend looks good. Like the title of this post and video I hope this weekend can be "an easy glide" for you and friends.


    I "jumped" into this canal ....
  2. Free next Sat. starts 9:30 AM APUS Charles Town, program on digital humanities/web

    The University Archives and Special Collections at American Public University System (APUS) hosts its second annual history colloquium. "Civil War Studies and the Digital (R)Evolution" takes place on...
  3. 500,000 words and 1008 video minutes at two-year old free site civilwarscholars.com

    Civilwarscholars.com about the Civil War in this region - celebrated its two-year anniversary this month. The site, or "learning platform," presently has 541,604 words of proofed, footnoted content;...
  4. VIDEO: Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More" performed by Terry Tucker

    VIDEO: Hard Times Come Again No More performed by Terry Tucker (captioned)
    http://youtu.be/ardp02FwA2Y TRT: 2:42


    http://youtu.be/ardp02FwA2Y

    With images
    by Jim Surkamp

    The lyrics
  5. Civil War Cooking - burnt, buggy or boffo

    Hi everyone. If it applies, Happy Valentine's to you and your t'other.


    The weather creeps into our conversation when it's been up to no-good, "food talk" when dinnertime comes around.

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    when i want water for coffee, i boil it FOR EIGHT...

    when i want water for coffee, i boil it FOR EIGHT MINUTES in the microwave. after that long enough boil, you will invariably see a lot of white particles of lime sedimentation at the bottom of the...
  7. VIDEO: (captioned) JEB Stuart The Curse of the Silve Spurs (11:00) by Jim Surkamp

    http://youtu.be/1w3FlnK7ubU
  8. Civil War Here - JEB Stuart and the "Curse" of the Silver Spurs Video 11:00 More

    Hi everyone. Late January-early February - again - brings us the Winter Smackdown. Don't slip. This is the little-known account of the friendship between two Civil War-era military couples - the...
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    john et al. i went to my sisters' place over in...

    john et al. i went to my sisters' place over in hedgesville to check up on it friday. (they live in boston).i saw two faucets to the outside that had water and i plugged them, wrapped plastic bags...
  10. Lorena - the Civil War's most beloved song - by Jim Surkamp

    Lorena - the Civil War's most beloved song - by Jim Surkamp
    Watch the Video http://youtu.be/0x59Vae_tyg
    TRT: 6:58


    http://civilwarscholars.com/?p=8153 970 words
  11. 25 "Perfect" Days at The Bower - Leetown, Jefferson County, Oct, 1862

    Hi everyone.hope you're well. Dry. Warm (Go Redskins :)) - JS http://civilwarscholars.com/?p=7864

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  12. Home From War -Jefferson County, Va - autumn, 1862

    http://civilwarscholars.com/?p=7755 1237 words


    No place like home for the holidays.
    Made possible with the support of American Public University System.
    Content and technical administration...
  13. NEW VIDEO by Jim Surkamp: Shepherdstown Battle, 1862

    Hi everyone - have a good weekend and Thanksgiving - Jim

    VIDEO: A “Small” Blunder Ends Lee’s Campaign – Sept. 19-20, 1862 With Thomas A. McGrath
    http://youtu.be/14dv1zrnFUw Total Running Time:...
  14. A "Small" Blunder Ends Lee's Campaign in Shepherdstown, Va Sept. 1862

    http://civilwarscholars.com/?p=7465
    A “Small” Blunder Ends Lee’s Campaign – Sept. 19-20, 1862 With Thomas A. McGrath 5882 words
    (Made possible with support from American Public University System ...
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    people should know that clerk maghan in an...

    people should know that clerk maghan in an earlier election i recall that she sent a staffer to the bedside of a county registered voter who was giving birth in a frederick, md. hospital - and got a...
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    you probably swear right, chip. so long as it...

    you probably swear right, chip. so long as it isn't the
    quiet" car.
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    noaa weather band says expect flood levels...

    noaa weather band says expect flood levels comparable to 1996 floods on the potomac between hancock and washington d.c. with flooding happening between tuesday and thursday. wind in hagerstown...
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    http://outages.firstenergycorp.com/mdwv.html big...

    http://outages.firstenergycorp.com/mdwv.html
    big regional map showing outages only some so far
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    ok ok who hasn't seen this?

    ok ok who hasn't seen this?
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    lazer - by your numbers more than one person...

    lazer - by your numbers more than one person voted every minute over that entire three day period. good.
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    voting at the courthouse looks heavy

    i voted friday at 2:45 . took about half an hour. genial company. regardless of how they vote it's good to see a crowd. pollworkers said it had been that way all day. friends who voted today - a big...
  22. The Capture of Harpers' Ferry, Va. - Sept. 1862 With Dennis Frye

    The Capture of Harper's Ferry, Va. September, 1862 with Historian Dennis Frye
    http://civilwarscholars.com/?p=7205
    7421 words


    The Capture of Harper's Ferry, Va. September, 1862 with Historian...
  23. thanks rooneyman for the reference to the...

    thanks rooneyman for the reference to the smithsonian article. i found a reference to those letters years ago i thought in d. s. freeman, but couldn't find it again. it seems sometimes that...
  24. tony if you go to civilwarscholars.com and read...

    tony if you go to civilwarscholars.com and read the post corresponding to the video - 22,000 words - you will see how it is all drawing from people who were there or written as told by people who...
  25. just saw your reference to the film

    just saw your reference to the film
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