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Category: History

honest kind strong responsible

Would Your Ideal Americans be — Honest, Kind, Strong, and Responsible?

These days, it is kind of hard not to believe the great American divide is all around us. As proof … More

Abigail Adams, American Ideals, Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Knowledge, Possibilities, Theodore Roosevelt, Usefulness
blueberry season

Blueberry Season Is Here — Enjoy The Bounty

During blueberry season it is easy to find fresh blueberries in abundance in grocery stores and farmer’s markets.  We have … More

blueberries, Home Grown, Jovina Coughlin, Recipes
your liberty and mine

Here’s To Your Liberty And Mine

While your liberty and mine can take many different forms, may we ever embrace and strive towards an ideal of liberty … More

Creativity, Knowledge, Pacific Fleet Radar Operators School, Thomas Jefferson
PECULIAR SAVAGE BEAUTY

Book Review: PECULIAR SAVAGE BEAUTY by Jessica McCann

In Jessica McCann’s PECULIAR SAVAGE BEAUTY you get a front-row view of the horrors of the American Dust Bowl. Your skin … More

Book review, Depression era, Dust Bowl
forests are the "lungs" of our land

FDR’s Words: ” Forests Are The Lungs Of Our Land “

The Dust Bowl was the worst drought in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting … More

Dust Bowl, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prairie States Forestry Project
THE WEIGHT OF INK by Rachel Kadish

Book Review: THE WEIGHT OF INK by Rachel Kadish

THE WEIGHT OF INK by Rachel Kadish is one of those books that, when you close its covers upon reading … More

Book review, Creativity, History, Knowledge, Melissa Crytzer Fry

Words To Live By: “Nature Brings Solace In All Troubles”

Within her diary, first published as THE SECRET ANNEX and later published as THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL, Anne … More

Knowledge, Quotes, Women's History Month
The River Of Kings

Book Review: THE RIVER OF KINGS by Taylor Brown

Wow! What a fascinating book written with absolutely gorgeous, transporting prose. I tend to enjoy dual-period books, but THE RIVER … More

Book review, Creativity, Environmentalism, Knowledge, Melissa Crytzer Fry, The River of Kings by Taylor Brown

Words: ” No Wealth In The World Can Help Humanity Forward …”

How do we help humanity forward?  When we value the wrong things, then we focus on the wrong things. And, … More

Albert Einstein, Creativity, Knowledge, Quote, Usefulness
Homegoing by Yas Gyasi

Book Review: HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi

Wow. What an ambitious accomplishment for a debut author (any author, really) – a story following the lives of one … More

Book review, Community, Melissa Crytzer Fry, Slavery

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