The Battle for Bennington was a Turning Point August 16th, 1777: “Suddenly, all hell broke loose. “The enemy immediately poured in upon us cannon ball, grape shot and leaden balls as thick as hail whizzing about our ears; it was a critical moment with us. Our major [John Rand] had…

A stranger contacted me… Out of the blue last week, something amazing happened to me. I was contacted by Rebecca Hougher, President of Descendants of the Green Mountain Boys, who had read my book, saw my bio and informed me that I was a descendant of Daniel Champion, who was…

Tory sleeper cells were ticking time bombs — England’s financial woes put pressure on the king to tax the colonies and this didn’t go over well in America. …

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold led a surprise attack and captured Fort Ticonderoga On this day, May 10th in 1775, the first American Patriot attack on the British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga was launched from Bennington, Vermont. Ethan Allen, a Connecticut native, under orders from Connecticut, and Benedict Arnold, another…

Create with kids and build the future — One of the greatest aspects of growing older is having grandchildren, and one of the greatest aspects of grandchildren is creating art with them. Since my grandson could hold a pencil, we have spent hundreds of hours together before and during the pandemic on his remote learning days. …

You are not Going to Believe This There I was, sitting at the Beachcomber Restaurant on a Florida Beach last February, a month before the pandemic began, munching on fish and chips. I graciously let my date, my wife of many years, have the ocean view and sat with my…

Climatologist says it will crush humanity like a bug The “ Blue Ocean Event,” or BOE, where for the first time in human history, virtually all of the ice will be melted from the Arctic seas, may happen as early as September of 2020. …