1940s Norfolk & Western Class J611 chugging through Virginia
Rates for the round trip excursion from Manassas to Front Royal ranged up to $1000, while traveling in 1940s luxury style…and this might be its last trip.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
Category: Virginian Time Travels
Chapman Mill Destroyed by Confederates during Union Advance
Union troops occupied Thoroughfare Gap near the mill as the Confederates advanced towards Manassas, resulting in the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap.
Christmas Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
Each year, these Christmas wreaths are laid at all the military cemeteries across America, through an organization called Wreaths Across America.
Snoopy overhead while Tiger Woods golfs beyond Lake Manassas
Most likely, Robert Trent Jones understood premier golf design so well, that he ensured every customer received his best ideas for their own golf course. =)
Corsair Cockpit Tour and Wing Walker: Manassas Air Show
Enthusiastically my son regaled the pilot with corsair fascination, which caused the pilot to take my camera from my son to take video of the cockpit for him!
The Space Shuttle Flew over our House Today
Surprisingly, we heard that the Space Shuttle Discovery would be piggy-backing on a NASA 747 to Washington DC’s Dulles Airport and we were in the flight path!
Drinking history with old-fashioned Virginia maple syrup
My first choice of a sugar camp tour was Duff’s Sugar House at Fair Lawn Farm, since he sugars off in strictly the old-fashioned way!
Lafayette and Theodore Roosevelt Sightings in Warrenton
Discovering the 1825 Lafayette stepping stone and President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909 horseback ride in Warrenton near our home.
Corsairs Whistling Death at Iwo Jima: USMC National Museum
Upon seeing the corsairs overhead at the USMC museum, my son exlaimed that when the corsair flew close to the enemy to attack, the enemy could hear it whistle.
ABC Surprise Hurricanes on our 2004 trip to Virginia
Not a hurricane in sight when we left Texas. Once we arrived in Virginia three hurricanes, Alex, Bonnie, and Charley, drenched our vacation over 2 weeks.
