Mary Koik

“Hallowed Ground” Magazine & Communications for American Battlefield Trust

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

ABT has pledged $10,000 to support an American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (@AVAR_USA)-led project aimed at determining the true location of the Battle of Medina, which, despite being the bloodiest battle in Texas history, has long eluded historians! https://t.co/PG8iiZBD6i

[Folger Shakespeare Library @FolgerLibrary]

October 25 is St. Crispin's Day, the date when Henry V and the English fought the Battle of Agincourt against the … https://t.co/6BFvG2w2JU

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

A cosmic storm in 993 released a pulse of radiation so powerful that it was recorded in the rings of the world’s trees. That solar event helps pinpoint the year the Vikings were present in the Americas https://t.co/uqNoaY99nE

[Mary Koik @mkoik]

Virginia police officer works to keep historic battlefield preserved, in memory of his Medal of Honor recipient GGGrandfather https://t.co/jGFsONf4NJ

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Civil War #maps from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from our online Catalog.

The records make up the Z file unit, and include parish maps of Louisiana captured from the Confederate Army.

https://t.co/dlX0GwkYxM
#CivilWar

[Mary Koik @mkoik]

So proud of this incredible partnership and the role the Trust has been able to play in it.

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

This month, fifteen veterans took part in an archaeological dig at Saratoga National Historic Park with American Veterans Archaeological Recovery to not only excavate artifacts from the Revolutionary War but also form camaraderie. https://t.co/knk08SJGZb

[Katmai National Park @KatmaiNPS]

Too cute for school but fat enough to compete- the day to celebrate chubby cubbies has come! The official Fat Bear Junior bracket is here. Vote on 23 & 24 at https://t.co/thJwxoRV6f to decide which gigantic junior competes against the grown up guys & gals. #FatBearWeek #Bearcam

[Harriet Tubman UGRR @TubmanUGRRNPS]

Great news everyone! NPS archeologists have uncovered a pierced coin from the Jacob Jackson Homesite located in Madison, MD. Jacob Jackson was a free black man and an underground railroad operative who helped Harriet Tubman free her brothers.
https://t.co/O1TXr4ndl0

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

How did the United States go from the Thirteen Colonies writing the Declaration of Independence to the Constitutional Convention writing the U.S. Constitution, the current framework of the federal government? Learn more with our article. #ConstitutionDay https://t.co/OYTllLJxbB

[America250 @America250]

It's #ConstitutionDay! #DYK @USNatArchives lets you be a part of history? Visit their website to add your name to one of our nation's most important documents. https://t.co/DhF8C0X3jD

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

Together we have saved 464 acres of land at the Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland, the site of the bloodiest single day in American history, fought #OTD September 17, 1862. Visit the battlefield today! https://t.co/F7mz987DEM

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

Brig. Gen. Francis Marion attacked 600 Loyalist, British, and German troops near the causeway leading to Parker’s Ferry in Colleton County, South Carolina #OnThisDay August 30, 1781. The Battle of Parker’s Ferry ended in a Patriot victory. https://t.co/4V1R5c9NdI

[Mary Koik @mkoik]

Where Are the Last of Maine's Historic King Pines?: @atlasobscura https://t.co/iEM2LvYhr4

[American Veterans Archaeological Recovery @AVAR_USA]

Great coverage of our B-24 recovery mission, part of our partnership with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency titled 'Operation Keeping Faith'

https://t.co/uZ2R4PnqJb

[Civil War Trails @CivilWarTrails]

Four King George sites added to the Booth escape route! 📯

This extends the popular driving trail from @travelmd to @visitvirginia.

#civilwartrails #openairmuseum

https://t.co/xQrSLW9rIF via @newsintheburg

[Mary Koik @mkoik]

'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown https://t.co/WyOoM1jenx via @TheNewportDaily

[David Roza @DavidSRoza]

“I think that dig was the first time I had laughed as much and as hard as I had since I was in the service."

How to be the next Indiana Jones after the military, no E-Tool or whip required https://t.co/jkblhF9Rwc

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

With 40 Virginians and roughly a dozen Iroquois allies, Lt. Col. George Washington ambushed Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville #OTD May 28, 1754. The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville Affair, started the French and Indian War. https://t.co/fS8sooBDqD

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

Mary may have carried this rosary on her person as she recited her final prayers in Latin and knelt at the executioner’s block. https://t.co/N1JJIFrvTQ

[American Battlefield Protection Program - Archived @ABPPNPS]

#DidYouKnow there are shipwrecks from the #CivilWar, #WWI, and #WWII off the coast of North Carolina? Explore the submerged battlefields of @NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary online: https://t.co/DqCwqvkECK #SHA2021 #archaeology