Frontier Traveler

Hessian Barracks – History in Trenton New Jersey

The Frontier Traveler at the Hessian Barracks While in Trenton, New Jersey on a business trip, I daily walked past[…]

Back in 2010, we stopped at Fort Larned, located about five miles outside Larned, Kansas. The Fort, which was established[…]

Canyon de Chelly in Northern Arizona as been inhabited around 5,000 years, beginning with the hunters and gatherers, followed by[…]

Been following Hell on Wheels? Then take some time to visit the real-life spot where the railroads came together –[…]

Bent’s Old Fort, near La Junta, Colorado, is one of my top three favorite sites on the frontier. A[…]

Portions of this were excerpted from Nancy’s book Discover Your Family History Online It started at the Fort Rosecrans National[…]

It’s taken us a few weeks to recover from our quick journey from San Diego to Mesa Verde, Colorado. We[…]

It started with Vicki’s simple “Let’s drive up to Flagstaff for a weekend”. Ok, I thought. Then she said, “We’ve[…]

White Hall Tavern, Harper’s Ferry, #VA. Directly across from the Armory, it provided a place for eating, drinking, and discussing[…]

Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida. It is the oldest public burial ground in Tallahassee. It was established by the Territorial[…]