Woodbury Historical Tours

06/08/2026

OTD in 1863, at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, around 1,300 newly-minted United States Colored Troops—the "African Brigade"—fiercely fought off a veteran Confederate force from Texas, and suffered heavy casualties in the battle.

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06/07/2026

This column is the first of three D-Day columns written by war correspondent Ernie Pyle describing the Allied invasion of Normandy.

06/04/2026

books, and more books

What were the best Civil War history books published in 2025? A panel of historians offers their picks.

06/04/2026

COMING IN AUGUST: A custom, one-of-a-kind adventure in American history — a luxury bus tour of the battlefields and historic sites along the NEZ PERCE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL. Includes a one-day side excursion to tour the LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD, a full day exploring YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, and a visit to the BUFFALO BILL CENTER FOR THE WEST, in Cody, Wyoming.

Visit the tour website for itinerary and registration information. https://whtours.org/flight-of-the-nez-perceacute--battle-of-the-little-bighorn.html

Tour Dates: August 22 to September 1, 2026
with tour guide extraordinaire Neil Mangum

Start your tour prep by reading Jerome Greene's, "NEZ PERCE SUMMER, 1877," free online. Read it here: https://npshistory.com/publications/nepe/greene/index.htm

06/03/2026

"At its peak, Angel Island was the busiest immigration port on the West Coast, processing approximately 1,000,000 people between 1910 and 1940. More than 300,000 individuals from 80 countries were detained on the island, many due to their race."

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

The Balclutha

On Saturday, June 6, Balclutha will be open to the public for the Pista Sa Nayon festival in Vallejo! 🇵🇭

This 1886 square-rigger will be open from 12 to 4 PM for an open house. Roam the decks and talk to rangers to learn how Balclutha’s fishing industry career as the Star of Alaska connects to Filipino history in the United States.

Entry is $15 per person. An America the Beautiful pass will also cover entry costs. One pass covers the card holder and three additional adults. Only credit card and mobile pay are accepted. Everyone 15 years of age and younger is free. Food, drinks, smoking, and pets are not allowed onboard.



Photo: NPS/C.Vargas

06/03/2026

This month marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Rosebud, a precursor to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (fought eight days later).

This June, SCLT Explore History will take participants beyond the classroom and into one of the most significant historic landscapes in the Northern Plains. Join the Sheridan Community Land Trust for a field trip to the Battle of the Rosebud 150th Anniversary Commemoration at

06/03/2026

Join us for an evening of oral history, memory, and community conversation.

Unfinished War Oral History Roundtable
Thursday, June 11 | 5:00–7:00 PM

Presented in conjunction with The Unfinished War: The Battle of the Little Bighorn in Native American Art, this special roundtable brings together Northern Cheyenne, Lakota, and Crow speakers to share personal and ancestral connections to the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Through lived experience, oral tradition, and community knowledge, participants will offer perspectives that deepen understanding of the histories represented in the exhibition and the enduring significance of Greasy Grass.

Learn more: thebrintonmuseum.org

06/03/2026

—10-day custom tour in a luxury motor coach—

THE 1877 FLIGHT of the NEZ PERCE
including a one-day tour of the
1876 BATTLE of the LITTLE BIGHORN
and a visit to YELLOWSTONE NP
—August 22 to September 1, 2026—

Featuring tour guide NEIL MANGUM, former historian and superintendent at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Fort Bowie National Monument, and Regional Historian for the National Park Service. [This is likely the last opportunity to explore the American West with this incomparable historian, as Neil will be hanging up his "Tour Guide Hat."]

Visit the tour webpage for full itinerary, registration information, and other details: https://whtours.org/flight-of-the-nez-perceacute--battle-of-the-little-bighorn.html

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The non-treaty Nez Perce—over the course of four months in 1877—engaged pursuing U.S. forces in a number of battles and skirmishes for over 1,000 miles. Brilliantly led by war chiefs such as Looking Glass, White Bird, Toohoolhoolzote, and Ollokot, the fatigued band was finally forced to surrender at the edge of the Bear Paw Mountains, less than 50 miles from refuge in Canada.

The flight of the Nez Perce was an epic, courageous, and deeply tragic episode of the Indian Wars. It is an American story, to be studied and remembered.

The tour will follow the trail through spectacular landscapes, from Spokane to Great Falls, visiting a number of well-preserved battlefields (NPS), historic sites, and museums, to include the famed Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. We will spend one night in a Yellowstone NP lodge, and one day exploring that national treasure (it was already a national park in 1877 when the Nez Perce passed through).