Is That You, Dr. Cottrell?

by | Feb 11, 2018 | Uncategorized | 4 comments

Last month, Steven Beauter was kind enough to share an incredible vintage photo album with me, which featured more than a dozen pictures from 1918-era Penniman, Virginia, a “ghost city” six miles from Williamsburg. There are several unidentified folks...

The Bungalow in the York River

by | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized | 3 comments

Bunny Trails: They’re one of the best parts of doing historical research. And while researching Penniman, Virginia, I read newspaper accounts from Pennimanites, talking about a house “sitting on stilts” in the York River. And while systematically...