Journeys | Jody Ferguson Blog

If you read any of my other blogs connected to the Mediterranean you know that when I get around, I want to see the history of the region...

One of the unique lost treasures of old Austin was the baseball diamond known as Clark Field that sat directly across the street from DKR...

At the beginning of baseball season each year in April there are no shortage of tributes to Jackie Robinson...

For well over three hundred years the currency of choice in East and Southeast Asia was the Mexican Silver Dollar...

In the opening pages of my novel, Above the Water, the protagonist Harry engages in dialogue..,

The USO tours that Bob Hope undertook during three consecutive American wars in the mid-20th century...

After the Russian Revolution and the subsequent civil war ended in 1922, large numbers of pro-Tsarist Russians fled abroad to escape...

A painter that I greatly admire is Tom Lea, a native Texan who lived all his life in El Paso.

Austin author, Jody Ferguson will be speaking about his novel, Above the Water at the March 2, 2021 Headliners Book Club

Holiday traditions are what make Christmas special. Every year growing up, we knew where we would be, who we would see, and what we would be

Eighty years ago in December 1944, during one of the coldest winters in recorded European history, U.S. service men and women hunkered...

Tomorrow will mark the 121st game between Army and Navy on the gridiron. They have met every year since 1890, apart from two separate...

This weekend will see the renewal of a heated college football rivalry dating back to 1894. The Texas Longhorns travel to Fayetteville to...

For most Americans the day WWII began is December 7th, 1941. While the attack was one of the most devastating to ever occur on American soil

it is amazing how much Roman infrastructure has remained in use for two thousand years.

Dalmatia is littered with Roman ruins (including one of the world’s largest Roman colosseums), Italian churches, Medieval walled

I will be speaking at the Austin Country Club WA Book Club on November 18, 2020. This 'virtual' presentation will take place via Zoom. I...

Join Jody Ferguson for a Book Signing Veteran's Day Wednesday November 11th 4-5:30 PM at Hearth & Soul 2727 Exposition Blvd.

St. Petersburg is a jewel of a city. Its history is fascinating, beginning with the modernizer Peter the Great’s attempt to build a “Window

In the first half of the 20th century Shanghai was one of the grand destinations for luxury travelers. Of course, in those days before inter