Preserving Southern Heritage

Bill Cotty of Columbia, SC, passed away from lung cancer on July 24, 2016 at his home. Cotty was a South Carolina Representative and one of the people instrumental in removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome. Last year the battle flag was removed altogether from the statehouse grounds after the church killings in

There is a new perspective on the confederate flag. Steve King recieved some critiscm over having a confederate flag sitting on his desk. There were many who frowned upon it, but Mr. King defended it by saying that slavery was just a small part of the civil war. He suggests taking another look at the

Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 458 in the Pacific Northwest showed their Southern pride at a 2016 Fourth of July parade with a float of their own. The camp built the float on a 20-foot trailer and decorated it with banners and flags, while a member walked alongside handing out flyers about the

In 2014, Travis Folk founded New World Cartography, a Southern map company that blends modern computer mapping with old-world hand craftsmanship. Based in North Carolina and working with two craftsmen from South Carolina, the company creates maps that appeal especially to history lovers, combining accurate modern data with the look and feel of maps from

German immigrants have shaped Texas culture more than almost any other group. Their influence can still be seen across the state in its towns, buildings, food, music and even the way many Texans celebrate. Today, millions of Texans can trace at least part of their family tree back to Germany. The First German Texans Germans

On July 14, 2016, a suspected arson fire destroyed the Governor’s Mansion in Opelousas, Louisiana. The house had served Confederate Governor Thomas O. Moore for less than a year, between 1862 and 1863, when Opelousas was the Confederate capital of Louisiana. A nearby museum was also set on fire but was not heavily damaged. The

In Cottage Grove, Oregon, at their annual Bohemia Mining Days Festival- organizers of the festival asked to not have the Confederate Flag up and said it was inappropriate. Many people spoke up in protest that the flag shouldn’t be taken down. Some said that the flag should be up because it represented southern heritage and

In 2016, as the U.S. House of Representatives debated measures to restrict Confederate flag displays, including at national cemeteries run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, writer Antonius Aquinas published a spirited defense titled “Long Live the Flags of Dixie!” He argued that the Confederate flags are remembered today almost only for their negative associations,

Did women fight in the Civil War? The answer is yes. Historians believe that several hundred women disguised themselves as men and enlisted in the Union and Confederate armies. Many more served as nurses, spies, smugglers and home guards, defending their families and farms while the men were away. Disguised as Soldiers Enlisting was easier