Shadows By Jim Sizemore (Click images for larger views.) The “Hip Shots” series of Doodlemeister.com photographs will feature images that were grabbed “on the fly” with little or no regard for framing… more →
Doodlemeister's WeblogA dozen members of the Upper Thames Military Re-enactment Society gathered this past Sunday in the … more →
wrote 3 days ago:Fort McHenry Baltimore, Maryland Fort Mchenry How did I come to know Fort Mchenry: It was another da … more →
wrote 3 days ago:A little known lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, put pen to paper, expressing his thoughts followi … more →
wrote 6 days ago:More on reading War of 1812 documents – even (especially?) in writing, these gentlemen had ver … more →
wrote 6 days ago:Hod Hasharon, Israel—I missed the Super Bowl because it started at 1:30 a.m. here. But the internet … more →
wrote 6 days ago:Happy Monday Music Lovers, You ever watch those shows called “Don’t Forget The Lyrics” or “The Singi … more →
wrote 1 week ago:“Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of Ameri … more →
wrote 1 week ago:There are certain things every American should know or they should not take part in associated event … more →
wrote 1 week ago:Black Hawk and his British allies won the significant battles over the territory along the Mississip … more →
wrote 1 week ago:The more I look into the War of 1812, the more I suspect that one of the reasons it’s been neg … more →
wrote 1 week ago:In September of 1814 another battle occurred on a different island in the Mississippi, Credit Island … more →
wrote 1 week ago:From The Hermitage’s podcast series: Listen in on a conversation with Dr. Robert Wettemann, Di … more →
wrote 1 week ago:Meese’s description of the events was based on Black Hawk’s autobiography and on written … more →
wrote 1 week ago:Cannon resting on the bottom of the ocean since 1811 Is there anything cooler than a sunken ship? H … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago:with Part II, as promised. But where to begin? John M Murray was the father of William Deaton Jacks … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago:The Native American groups, including Black Hawk, laid siege to Fort Madison for a number of weeks. … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago:have you heard that incessant banging for the last thirty plus years? That was me banging my head ag … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago:More from the Autobiography of Black Hawk (Jackson, 1955) “Soon after our return from fort Madison, … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago:Article ID# 2950133 Jesse Cnockaert, the Chronicle The Your Wardsville Community Association is thin … more →
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