Throwbacks

Meet Black Patriots Fighting for Independence (their own)

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Americans Who Support the British for Their Own Freedom, and Keep Fighting After the Brits Leave

Feb 6 •

Looking for John Brown

THROWBACK That Time Annette Stumbled Around Harpers Ferry National Historic Park

Dec 19, 2023 •

Tempting Scenes from the Anti-Downton Abbey

THROWBACK When Annette and the Boys Visited a Big Decrepit Mansion Frozen in Time

Nov 7, 2023 •

Margaret and Ledyard's Big Decision

THROWBACK A Widower Reflects on His Late Wife, and their Gold Rush Days. Annette looks back, too.

Oct 28, 2023 •

More Days That Try Men's Souls

THROWBACK Why Annette Avoids Discussing the Headlines (even though she would love to)

Oct 17, 2023 •

West to World War I

THROWBACKS From A Trip Dedicated to Following the Covered Wagons to California, We Detour to WWI Trenches . . . in Kansas City

Apr 4, 2023 •

Touched by a Cornfield

THROWBACKS Bringing The American Civil War to People Who Hate Military History. Like Me.

Mar 7, 2023 •

Rosa Parks and Friends

THROWBACK Rosa Parks, a Cast of Thousands. Plus Annette Misses the Bus in Montgomery.

Feb 18, 2023 •

Where a President Lost and Won

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD/THROWBACK SPECIAL Annette Drops By a Sports Field Where a US President Once Offended and Thrilled

Feb 14, 2023 •

History and Humor, A Random Ramble

THROWBACK History and Humor Flock Together, Notes from 2008

Feb 11, 2023 •

Route 66: Still Kicking (not dead yet)

THROWBACKS Nearly Thirty Years After a Jaunt Along America's Most Iconic Highway, Asphalt Nostalgia Has Its Limits

Feb 4, 2023 •

Annette Goes Colonial (Williamsburg)

THROWBACK Looking Back on a Long Stay at Colonial Williamsburg Thirty Years Ago, and What I Learned. You May Be Surprised.

Aug 16, 2022 •

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