by Matt Helget | Oct 28, 2025 | Adair History, Blog, Board Member Article, Spotlight Article
As taken from: https://www.96thinfantry.org/generals/brigadier-general-claudius-easley Claudius Miller (“Speck”) Easley was born at Thorp Spring, Texas, on July 11, 1891, the eldest son of Claudia Miller and Alexander Campbell Easley. At the age of four he... 
by Matt Helget | Sep 27, 2025 | Adair History, Board Member Article, Spotlight Article
Maj. General Jame L. Bradley; 96th Infantry Division By: Matt Helget As taken from:https://www.96thinfantry.org/generals/general-james-bradley https://www.rememberthedeadeyes.com/GeneralBradley.html James Lester Bradley was born on 18 May 1891 in Doniphan, MO,... 
by Matt Helget | Jan 28, 2025 | Adair History, Blog, Board Member Article, Spotlight Article
The Need for Preservation – Camp Adair a Follow Up By Matt Helget Last year I wrote a post on the importance of preserving the former Camp Adair site (January 16, 2024). This has been a major part of why I joined Adair Living History, became a board... by Matt Helget | Nov 30, 2024 | Adair History, Events
On November 16th, I gave a Camp Adair presentation at the Polk County Historical Society. It was one of my more generalized talks about how the camp came to be to present day Adair Village, a part of the history that many find the most intriguing due to being a more...