Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sesquicentennial minute

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Oh, if my parents could see me now; they sparked my childhood interest in the American Civil War.

I was a product of the Civil War Centennial era, now I'm at the brink of the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Antietam.  The tempo has been steadily increasing to a dizzying last few weeks.


Briefings:




ribbon cuttings:





mixing paint:





painting:






making stuff:




while working in a place...


 which looks like its been lifted from a Viewmaster reel, have me so grateful
 to be a small part of it all.

See you for the 150th

Thanks mom and pop!


Mannie



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Saturday, September 01, 2012

Antietam Morning

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I took this yesterday in the morning fog.




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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Old Friends

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Today was Michigan Day at Antietam and I got to visit with an old and good friend from Grand Rapids, Bruce Butgereit.  Anything I've ever learned about cutting through "red tape" I learned from Bruce.  He knows how to get things done.





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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Lone Ranger

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Here's a very cool photo of yours truly, taken by Ranger Brian today:



Enjoying life in the valley.

Ranger Mannie


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Thursday, August 09, 2012

More of the same

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Here is another reminder of the enormous gulf between writing about history and making history.

Richard Slotkin's publisher asked me to use this blog as a platform to review the latest offering by that historian - The Long Road to Antietam

I declined.

I defer to my friend and fellow-ranger, Dan Vermilya who conveys my thinking entirely.
Read his review here.


Mannie



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