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Month: January 2021

Genealogy History

The “Forlorn Hope,” a Profile: Henry Platt Pearsall

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 29, 2021

Corporal Henry Platt Pearsall and the “Forlorn Hope”   Among the many brothers in blue with connections to Missouri who received the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War, […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#4)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 26, 2021

I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]

Genealogy History

Heroic Defenders of the J. W. Cheeseman: Epilogues

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 22, 2021

“With two comrades voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for […]

Content Marketing

Growing a Business with Fiverr Learn: A Freelancer’s Story

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 19, 2021

So, I’ve been freelancing on Fiverr.com since 2014. It’s been an interesting and rewarding journey. Freelancing is a side hustle for me, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I […]

Informational Poetry

Poetry Market Review: Typishly

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 15, 2021

It is quite the arduous journey, pursuing publishing as a poet of any stripe, much less one committed to mostly traditional forms. My experience with submission rejection, vanity presses, and […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#3)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 12, 2021

I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Tuesday: A Letter from the Commander (#2)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 8, 2021

I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#1)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 5, 2021

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander, Department of Missouri, SUVCW (#1) I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in January

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 1, 2021

Three of my poems: “A Suitcase,” “Examples Made,” and “Lost,” appear in the January 2021 issue of Verse-Virtual. Thanks, Jim! The Creativity Webzine published three of my poems a year […]

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