April Fools

Civil War Re-Enactors Commemorate, Well…: We’re not exactly sure what

Local Civil War re-enactor Bill Sherman was having trouble recruiting young people into the hobby, so he hit on a novel idea that is perfectly suited to Gen Z. He immediately telephoned his friend Jim Longstreet and suggested they realign to Civil War II, getting rid of that old, dusty gray and replacing it with […]

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Historic origins of A. Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day originated among the French a few years into the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin had been pleading with them for any sort of assistance. The brand new nation, fighting for their independence, told the soon-to-crumble powerhouse that they’d gladly take anything: ammunition, food, lovely ladies, cash. The French eventually grew […]

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