Ken Morgan

Ken is from Norfolk, Va, loves to work with his hands, building things from metal and wood. He also loves to write about Eastern Carolina history where he currently lives and has family roots. Ken is an artist that loves to paint when he has the time, and does graphic and website work for the Albemarle Tradewinds Magazine. In his younger days participated in NASCAR racing and had a shop building cars and engines. Spent most of his life making a living repairing and programming computer systems from PC's to mainframes.

Health

February 3, 2023

Sugar

By Footsteps Staff Sugar is a common ingredient in many of the foods and beverages we consume on a daily…

Local History

January 21, 2023

Women and their roles in the Civil War

The Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, was a defining moment in American history. While the war was primarily…

Local History

January 7, 2023

Nathaniel Batts – The Impact He Had on Early American History

Reclaiming History: Rediscovering the Contributions of Nathaniel Batts to Our Understanding of Early America Nathaniel Batts is a figure that…

Local History

June 21, 2021

Grace Sherwood – Witch of Virginia Beach

by: Ken Morgan Virginia Beach has a very colorful past and it is not surprising that the area is of…

Local History

June 21, 2021

Cushing sinking the CSS Albemarle.

by: Ken Morgan Since its arrival in 1864 the brand new 152 ironclad Ram CSS Albemarle had proven to be…

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January 29, 2020

The Common Soldier

Towards the end of the Civil war, the phrase “a rich man’s war, poor man’s fight was well entrenched in…

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January 27, 2020

The common soldier in the Civil war

by Footsteps Staff The story of the 3,000,000 soldiers who fought in the Civil War (Two million for the North…

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January 21, 2020

Spanish attacks on the North Carolina Coast in the early 1700’s

The Spanish invasions of North Carolina coast in the early 1700s were as a result of a sequence of clashes…