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Uncommon History's New Home
As promised, Uncommon History is in the progress of moving. It will take time to migrate everything successfully, but as promised, the new site will have far fewer advertising posts and much less advertising.
2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction is: Tinkers by Paul Harding, published by Bellevue Literary Press. “Tinkers is about the legacy of consciousness and the porousness of identity from one generation the next. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, it is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, and the fierce beauty of nature.”
Virginia Governor Revives Confederate Month
Confederate Month took an 8-year hiatus under the helm of Democratic governors, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, but in a bold new decision, the Governor of Virgina, Bob McDonnell has announced that April will be designated as Confederate Month.
Victory at Davis Bridge Battlefield
Yes, I have been quite absent this summer. It has been a whirlwind of family fun and adventure that is winding down in its final week. I did, however, want to thank any and all of you who have helped the effort to preserve an additional 643 acres of the Davis Bridge Battlefield. I recieved word today that the goal was reached and the battlefield HAS BEEN SAVED!!! Victory at Davis Bridge
Help Save Davis Bridge Battlefield
Rarely in Civil War Preservation has it been possible to turn $1 in donations into $12 in matching grants. That means if you can help with a donation of $50, in essence you are “donating” $600 to this worthy mission. Donations in excess of $50 are a wonderful gift indeed and increase incrementally the size of available preservation dollars.
If you are able, and have a desire to help save this piece of hallowed American History, please visit their website and donate to this wonderful opportunity today!