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Motivational Poetry

For Writers of Formal Poetry, Rejection is Part of the Journey

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

In 2014, it was six years since self-publishing my first poetry collection, Leaving Home: Discoveries and Reflections of a Once-Sheltered Life, with Aardvark Global Publishing, LLC. Many of the poems […]

Genealogy History

Ernest Smelcer (1903-1991), Pulaski County, Missouri

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 16, 2021

Ernest Smelcer was born in or near Crocker, Pulaski County, Missouri, on December 15, 1903, to James Benjamin Smelcer and Sarah Elizabeth (McMillian) Smelcer.  He was the youngest of nine children.  […]

History Teaching

Unlikely a Lincoln: The Improbable Progeny of Honest Abe

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

October 14, 1968, was a day like any other in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a rough year nationally for the Civil Rights Movement as the country still reeled from the […]

History Teaching

A Long Journey into Night: Abraham Lincoln’s Corpse at Rest

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

Although Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his final burial didn’t occur until 1901, and only after his coffin had been moved and opened several times. April of 1865 was […]

Poetry

Poems Previously Published in March

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.March 2, 2021

Memoirs of a Witness Tree Among “Nine Cool Things on a Tuesday” I was delighted to see my latest poetry collection, Memoirs of a Witness Tree, among Jama Rattigan’s “nine […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#8)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 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

Lorenzo Dow Immell: Medal of Honor Recipient

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 23, 2021

  An Honorable Name: Medal of Honor Recipient 1Lt. Lorenzo Dow Immell Lorenzo Dow Immell was a 1st Lieutenant in Company F of the 2nd U.S. Artillery. His bravery in […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#7)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 19, 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 (#6)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 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

Capture the Flag: High-Stakes, Conspicuous Gallantry in the American Civil War

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 9, 2021

What do the Worrill Grays, Chalmers’ Division, and the 50th Virginia Infantry all have in common? All three Confederate units had their colors captured by Medal of Honor recipients who […]

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