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The Virginia Capital Trail Video
The Virginia Capital Trail (VCT) is a 51.7-mile bike path that runs from Jamestown to Richmond, Virginia. Though recently completed in...

Tim Murphy
Jul 25, 20211 min read


The Virginia Capital Trail
The Virginia Capital Trail (VCT) is a 51.7-mile bike route that extends from Jamestown to Richmond, Virginia. Though recently completed...

Tim Murphy
Jul 18, 202123 min read


Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Historic Site
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is widely recognized as one of the most influential politicians in American history. During his...

Tim Murphy
May 29, 202121 min read


Diggin' In Virginia: The Brandy Rock Farm Farewell Video
Last month marked the fifteenth and final Diggin' In Virginia relic hunt at Brandy Rock Farm. I have been fortunate enough to visit...

Tim Murphy
May 1, 20211 min read


Diggin' In Virginia: The Brandy Rock Farm Farewell Hunt
Since 2006, Brandy Rock Farm has played host to fourteen Diggin’ In Virginia relic hunts. With each event, hundreds of participants have...

Tim Murphy
Apr 3, 20215 min read


The Statue of Liberty
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. These illustrious words, synonymous with the Declaration of Independence, are emblematized...

Tim Murphy
Feb 13, 202111 min read


Ellis Island: America's Gateway
On January 1, 1892, Annie Moore—a teenage émigré from Ireland—stood upon the deck of the steamship Nevada. The salty sea air that had...

Tim Murphy
Jan 31, 202118 min read


Paterson Great Falls
Paterson, New Jersey, was America’s first planned city of industry and innovation. The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, Paterson offered...

Tim Murphy
Jan 10, 202114 min read


Diggin' In Virginia XLIX: Beauregard Farm
Earlier this month, I attended Diggin’ In Virginia XLIX at Beauregard Farm, my fourth visit to this site and nineteenth relic hunt...

Tim Murphy
Nov 29, 20204 min read


Diggin' In Virginia XLVII: The Video
In November 2019, I attended Diggin' In Virginia XLVII at Spillman Farm. This was my eighteenth hunt with the organization and third...

Tim Murphy
Nov 22, 20201 min read
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