Day: November 27, 2025

The Postmaster, the Columns, and the City That Refused to Stay Small: The Story of the Dothan Federal Building

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Front view of the Dothan Federal Building showing its six tall Doric columns, granite steps, and Classical Revival façade under a bright Alabama sky.

When Dusty and I found ourselves wandering the quiet early morning streets of Dothan after visiting the Cherry Street AME Church, we weren’t expecting to be stopped in our tracks by a federal building. But there it was — rising at the corner of West Troy and North Foster — a granite-anchored, column-crowned monument that … Read more

This Paradise Has a Dark Secret: The Soldier’s Home in Washington, D.C.

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The Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. with Lincoln's Cottage in the foreground, framed by trees.

TMP Covert Ops — Episode 14 There’s a hilltop in Washington, D.C., where the city softens, the breeze picks up, and time seems to slow its breathing. From that rise, you can look out over the capital and almost forget the noise below. Almost. This is the Armed Forces Retirement Home, better known historically as … Read more

St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2: Buried Stories the Tours Don’t Tell

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A wide view down the central pathway of St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2 in New Orleans, lined with rows of white marble tombs and coping graves under a bright summer sky.

TMP Origins – The Early Roads When Dusty and I crossed the street from Greenwood Cemetery and stepped into St. Patrick Cemetery No. 2, we didn’t know what we were walking into.We weren’t researching yet.We weren’t documenting stops, tracing lineages, or unfolding entire histories like we do today. We were just… wandering. Two travelers trying … Read more