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Uncovering History with Melinda
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Revealing little known stories from history in hopes to educate and invoke an appreciation of the past.
About Melinda Holloway
I am an historian, educator, designer, artist, renovator, musician, wife, mother and grandmother. I have a B.A. in Journslism and a minor in History from Louisiana State University.
About Melinda Holloway
I am an historian, educator, designer, artist, renovator, musician, wife, mother and grandmother. I have a B.A. in Journslism and a minor in History from Louisiana State University.
Stone House 2020 Seizing the Lockdown!
The 2020 lockdown proved to b e a great time for us to get a lot done at the stone house. We had gone up in January not knowing we would be back up in March. We stayed for three months until the beginning of June when my husband was called back to work. Then in December we made our last trip of the year and got to enjoy some snow,.
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Chief Bo James Memorial Moments
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Byron “Bo” James passed away September 12, 2024 in Galvez, Louisiana. He was much-loved and respected fire chief, firefighter, husband, father, grandfather and friend. He spent his life serving others and positively impacted everyone he met. This is his farewell service.
Stone House Work Trips in 2019
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During 2019 we made three work trips to the Maryland stone house. We discovered flowers in April, and cleared wisteria vines that had been spreading unchecked for at least 30 years. The modern kitchen was demolished in July and a temporary roof was put on the newly exposed original kitchen. In September we worked on exposing more of the stone inside the house by removing foam and the plaster th...
Stone House: Beginnings of Restoration December 2018
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Restoring our 1845 Maryland stone house began with a trip from Louisiana to assess our new property.. We cleared brush and small trees between the house and the road, and removed anything from the house that was not original or that was damaged. We also checked out our local general store, that we relied on more than once to provide us with hearty sandwiches and snacks during the week.
Stone House - The Back Story
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Restoring an old house has been a dream of ours for some time. My husband and I love history and have learned several trades in our 40 years of marriage and home ownership. We had been looking for an old, inexpensive house for at least a year when we happened upon this amazing stone house property in Maryland. Being from Louisiana, we knew nothing about stone construction and its needs, but it ...
Yarcombe Clock Winder
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During our visit to the UK we had so many moments visiting historic places that impacted us in ways we will never forget. This serendipitous moment of meeting the Yarcombe Church clock winder just as he was preparing to tend to the old clock was one such moment. He was as glad to show us his labor of love for the old clock as we were to watch him care for it. We all enjoyed the visit together!
The Lost Town of Weverton
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Everyday people pass through the old town of Weverton, Maryland as they cycle or walk along the old towpath of the C&O Canal National Park or passing through the Harpers Ferry gap, not realizing the history or even the existence of a long-gone river community.
Brownsville Pass in the Battle of South Mountain
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Brownsville Pass and its role in the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign of the Civil War in September 1862 has been largely forgotten. Join me on a hike to discover this pass and its history.
The Road to Civil War
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The reasons for the American Civil War involved a progression of events that happened over a long period of time, reaching back to the early days of colonization.
Grant's Louisiana Canals in the Vicksburg Campaign
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The early part of the Vicksburg Campaign was a set of trials and errors before Gen.Ulysses S. Grant was able to successfully transport his troops across the Mississippi River. Canals were an early attempt at bypassing Vicksburg, which was situated on the Mississippi River in a strategic location This is that story of the ambitious Louisiana part of the effort to solve the Vicksburg problem for ...
Before the Pilgrims (Part 2)
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Part 2 of discovering the non-Native American settlements in the present-day United States. the Plymouth Pilgrims came in 1620.
Before the Pilgrims (Part 1)
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We know the story of the Plymouth Pilgrims who landed in America in 1620 because we celebrate Thanksgiving every year. But there were others many other European settlements in the present continental United States before the Pilgrims came. In fact there were so many that I had to make this program into two parts. I hope you learn something you didn't know before.
Metairie Cemetery and Jockey Club
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The unique origin story of one of the most beautiful cemeteries in America.
WWII Axis POW Camps in America
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Most of the German prisoners that came to the United States were captured in North Africa - after British and American forces surrounded German-General Erwin Rommel’s experienced Afrika Korps in May 1943. The surrender of this army produced 275,000 prisoners for the allies that had to be transported to camps, housed, fed, and clothed for the duration of the war. England did not have the capacit...
Rest in Peace Chief Bo
my grandfather was a german POW I recently got his records from Germany which has his personal serial number. He had always said to my dad he was sent to Oklahoma but the only thing I could find his the stamp POW camp number 8. Could yo help me with any of that?
Neat story of lost town. I love the big tree!
Read Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged , and Profited from Slavery. The New England industrial revolution was built on southern cotton
You summed things up rather well, refreshing to hear someone being objective with all the facts.
Thank you. That was my goal.
Same thing happened in Canada.
My dad was a camp guard of German POW's in the US. He said they were a hardworking and industrious bunch. They liked working on the local farms and were always making things out of scraps. Some made all wood coo-coo clocks that they would sell to the camp personnel or locals they worked for.
Thank You Ma'am, Ms Melinda, for this valuable glimpse into our recent History.
I live in Neosho, MO home of Camp Crowder. The original Camp Swampy in the comics. Crowder held many pow's during the war. Thank you for your video.
Great job Melinda! Can't wait to visit Vicksburg in late March, 2023. We are looking forward to follow the path of Grant's March through Louisiana. I hope 3 days are enough time to experience the Vicksburg Campaign.
Thank you! I hope you were able to see everything!
Great video! Thank you!
I know near where I reside and very close to where I use to work, are remnants of a POW camp in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Some of the old officers quarters have been converted into private homes, and what was the camp has been turned into a residential neighborhood. It butts up to the old Milwaukee Road property.
I got such a kick out seeing you at the Port Allen site. My daddy was 12 years old when that camp opened. He loved to tell stories about growing up in Port Allen. My favorite stories involved the German POWs.
Great video
Thanks!
Thank you i learned some facts. 1970. I was at north and south fort polk never know pow ww2. I w as in the old ww2 hospital for 2 months at fort polk where were the pow In new jersey parvin state park old c c c camp i recall fence building s ball field in 1955 highway demolition now nature and msintence shop yours truly evans w Robinson sgt ret
I grew up next to Fort Drum, NY. Back in WWII, it was known as Pine Camp, and housed German and Italian POWs. Back in the 80s, many of the old barracks still stood and had been repurposed as 'craft shops', where soldiers could come and do woodworking, pottery, etc. I remember walking down the dirt path between the buildings and easily imagining what it looked like in the 1940s.
Interesting i never know about the pows i recall so many ww2 buildings then torn down yours truly evans w Robinson sgt ret
Excellently presented! Thanks for sharing and best of luck!
Wow, Thank-you