Jun
23
Revisiting Custer’s Last Ride
June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Posted by Ronda
As this is being typed, Custer living historian Steve Alexander is on the same trail that the general rode in 1876 on his way to the Battle of Little Big Horn. Look for regular updates in the Monroe Evening News or online at monroenews.com.
The first two installments of this series are linked below:
- Custer’s Ride Revisited by Local Reenactor
- Revisiting Gen. George A. Custer’s Last Ride: The Custer House
Jun
7
Monroe’s Custer Celebration makes its YouTube debut!
June 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Posted by Ronda
Monroe’s Custer Celebration has made a YouTube account and will be uploading movies of interest to all Custer buffs and history lovers. Here’s our first video inviting visitors to Monroe for the 2008 Custer Celebration:
Blogroll
- A Glimpse at History - A Glimpse at History Blog
- blogsmonroe.com - A blog community brought to you by monroenews.com
- Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave - Buffalo Bill Cody Museum & Grave
- Custer Battlefield - Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association
- Custer in the 21st Century
- Custer in the News - Collection of Custer-related news articles from the Monroe County Library System
- Fort Abraham Lincoln - Fort Abraham Lincoln, ND
- Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield - Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield
- GeorgeCuster.com - This is the site of Monroe’s Custer reenactor Steve Alexander
- Historical Facts about Monroe - Historical Facts about Monroe from MCLS
- History of Custer Week - History of Monroe’s Custer Week
- Hoofbeats and Cold Steel–Hunterstown Preservation Society - Thoughts of Civil War Cavalry Author J. David Petruzzi
- Hotel General Custer - News article on the planned 1941 hotel
- Hunterstown 1863 - George Custer’s Cavalry met in battle with J.E.B. Stuart’s Cavalry here in 1863
- Hunterstown 1863
- Interview with Steve Alexander
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - Little Bighorn National Monument
- Mainstreet Monroe - Downtown Development Authority
- Michigan Cavalry History Association - Michigan Cavalry History Association
- Monroe County Historical Museum - The Monroe County Historical Museum
- Monroe County Tourism Bureau - Monroe County Tourism Bureau
- Monroe County, Mi - Info on & beautiful photos of Monroe here
- Monroe in History - A collection of Civil War letters and classic Monroe photographs
- Monroe Michigan’s Unknown Monument Now Known - Monument at Soldiers & Sailors Park–from Veteran’s Review
- Monroe’s Historical Markers - Monroe’s Historical Markers from the Monroe County Library System
- monroenews.com - Your source for Monroe County news
- Order of the Indian Wars - Order of the Indian Wars
- Quartermaster Shop - Known for quality historical men’s military uniforms & civilian clothing reproductions since 1975
- River Raisin Battlefield Visitors Center - River Raisin Battlefield Visitors Center
- River Raisin Centre for the Arts - River Raisin Centre for the Arts
- Sawyer Homestead - Sawyer Homestead-from the MCLS
- Steve Alexander 2007 Interview - Associated Content interview with Custer Living Historian Steve Alexander
- The George Armstrong Custer Collection - The Monroe County Library System’s Custer Collection
- The Happy Historian - The Happy Historian promotes and documents the exciting history of southeastern Michigan
- The Little Big Horn Associates - The Little Big Horn Associates
- The Michigan Cavalry Brigade - Michigan in the Civil War
- The Place Where We Live - Supporting local businesses, events and entertainment in Monroe
- Veteran’s Review - Information, Resources & News for all Veterans, Dependents & Survivors