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Author Archives: Melissa A. Winn

Melissa A. Winn is a writer, editor, photographer, and collector of Civil War photographs. She’s a member of the Professional Photographers Association, Authors Guild, and the Center for Civil War Photography. She’s also an avid runner and triathlete.

Mary Thompson house
Posted inTravel

Gettysburg Had a Lasting Impact on Its Least Known Participants — Its Civilians

by Melissa A. Winn2/21/20242/21/2024

Travel along the famous sites of Gettysburg, from the Cashtown Inn to Lee’s headquarters, from the eyes of the locals.

Stereographic view of R.W. Sears at desk.
Posted inPortfolio

The 20th-Century Retail Mecca That Was Sears, Roebuck & Co.

by Melissa A. Winn1/16/20241/16/2024
Big Chair, Thomasville, N.C.
Posted inTravel

This North Carolina Factory Town Kept Busy Supplying Boots to the Confederate Army

by Melissa A. Winn11/27/202311/20/2023
Photo of flying machine patent drawing by W.F. Quinby.
Posted inStories

Flight of Fancy, Doomed From the Start

by Melissa A. Winn11/14/202311/8/2023
Dr. Colleen Shogan behind display case
Posted inNews

Emancipation Proclamation, One of America’s Most Important Documents, On Display 

by Melissa A. Winn8/31/20238/4/2023
Photo of Samuel Morse's patent drawing of his telegraph design.
Posted inStories

A Personal Tragedy Inspires the First Instant Messaging

by Melissa A. Winn8/22/20238/1/2023
Photo of the outside of the Comfort Kitchen, Dorchester, Mass.
Posted inStories

‘Hungry’ For Preservation? Comfort Kitchen Serves Up Soul Food and Saved Architecture

by Melissa A. Winn8/15/20238/1/2023
The Falls Church, Falls Church, Va.
Posted inTravel

Transformed From a Colonial Town to a Popular D.C. Suburb, Falls Church Holds a Handful of History

by Melissa A. Winn7/31/20237/28/2023
Photo of a Colonial Revival kitchen that was created in 1930 and sponsored by Oklahoma at the DAR museum.
Posted inInterview

What Does Home Mean?

by Melissa A. Winn6/6/20236/7/2023
View of Philippi, West Virginia
Posted inTravel

Tread the Ground that Hosted the First Land Battle of the Civil War

by Melissa A. Winn6/5/20236/5/2023

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