War and People, questions

I have often wondered about the Civil and Revolutionary wars and how they affected the people at large.

For example: Raleigh, NC, as an example, had her run-ins with the British and with the federal troops. Now during the War Between the States, Raleigh was mostly spared any direct issues. However, the Northern troops did occupy Raleigh and her surrounding areas.

Being founded in 1792 just prior to the Revolutionary war Raleigh was to small a target to wither attack or defend.

So what happened to people during this time? Did Raleigh Real Estate go up or down at this time. How would things have changed if there had been land speculators?

Of course, if you could go back in time and purchase land dirt cheap . . . well Donald would not have a reason to buy things and him and his rug can go torment the TV channels.

Letters from the front

One of the more fascinating things to read in history is letters. I mean common letters, important letters, royal letters, or whatever kid you can find.

One of the best finds come from some Roman letters that had some return address labels to Britannia. These are letters that were being sent from the outpost to Rome. The funny thing is that these soldiers' letters are about the same as they are today.

Compiling about the conditions. Grip about food. Having bad leaders. What they really show is that the solider have not really changed in 1700 years.

The OT

When looking at the Old Testament recently, I was reading about the Red Bull or Red heifer or something like that.

Think about this: a cattle that is perfectly red without any kind of defect or problem. I wonder how long it took to find a this perfect red bull. This animal would be sacrificed and the ashes used for purity.

Somehow or another getting these ashes tossed at me . . . well that seems gross. I am sure they did not think it was so gross. But still, oh yeah I am going to toss ashes of a dead thing on you. "Hey thanks Bob." Not my idea of picnic . . . of course if the cow was steak.

A little piece of history

One of the odd things in looking at history are the little things. I like the little things that attract attention. If you get a chance, look at some older items or period pieces. Some of these items are matchbooks. The election matchbooks are unique and different. You may remember when they had real ads.

Another item that is fun is business cards. I remember when they were brightly colored and brightly obnoxious. These cards can tell allot of history of places. I remember my dad having some in the early 70s. These were really cool however, the blue color was horrid by today's standards.

Remember little things have much history.

Bibles

I am often asked what is the catholic bible and why is it different?

As the people who asked me the Protestant bible contains 27 books of the New Testament. There are four gospels, 1 history, 12 pauline, 11 catholic (general), and Revelation. Notice that Revelation is not a plural. There is the Old Testament. This is the same as Jewish Bible however it is in a different order. There are 66 separate 'books' that contain Law, history, poetry, major prophets and minor prophets.

The catholic bible, as approved by the Roman Catholic Church, contains several extra books. The Apocraphya contains several books that occur during the 400 silent years. These are not considered scripture by either Jews or Protestant Christians.

MLK

We have a dream.
We should still have a dream.

I am hoping that one day somehow or another we can fulfill Dr. King's dream where people are "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

I hope that one day we can have content of character and not a pitful cry that one has been offended. MLK's dream is as alive today as it was then. I hope that I will live to see the dream.


From the Speech:

"And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."


"But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" - Amos 5:24

Label Rant

Living in California for a number of years, I learned one really cool thing: every house and business had a nice plaque showing their address. I really liked these made life easy to find things. An Address Plaque in other places of the world like Tennessee is almost impossible to find.

We have have history plaques all over the place in East Tennessee commemorating everything. “Civil War Vet Sneezed Here” but one for the address . . . no can do.

However, the memorial plaques is important as it tells us where we have been. As I have often said, We study the past, so we can see the future. So see the future and read an historical marker next time you pass it, you may find yourself there one day.

The History Corner

Sometimes when you look at history you find things that were not quite what we thought they were.

This blog is dedicated to looking at history.

This blog may contain first person fictional stories or accounts of items that never happened.