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John Bidwell: Soldier, Farmer, and Lovelorn Beau
Chico · Chico

John Bidwell: Soldier, Farmer, and Lovelorn Beau

by Martha Hutchensimage by mikeledray, deposit photosJohn Bidwell traveled to California in 1841 at the age of 22. He soon became John Sutter’s business manager and was among the first to learn of the gold discovery at Sutter’s Mill. Shortly after, he found gold himself at the Feather River.At that time, California was under Mexican control. Bidwell became a Mexican citizen to purchase land legally and received a land grant for Rancho del Arroyo…Read Article
Will The Real Independence Day Please Stand Up?
America, Indiana · America

Will The Real Independence Day Please Stand Up?

Happy Birthday to the United States of America! America’s birthday is generally accepted to be July 4. Independence Day. A day filled with  hot dogs, fireworks, and flags. The day our founding fathers banded together to declare independence from Great Britain, marking the end of colonial rule and the birth of a new nation.And it is. Sort of.While most people are familiar with the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopt…Read Article
Britain's Requisitioned Homes: Blenheim Palace
World War II · Woodstock

Britain's Requisitioned Homes: Blenheim Palace

During World War II, the British government turned to the peerage and other wealthy individuals for the use of thousands of country manors and stately homes for a myriad of purposes from troop billets and hospitals to command centers and code-breaking facilities (think Bletchley Park). When word got out that these buildings were needed, a host of individuals and families rushed to offer their houses in the hopes of having a say on how it would b…Read Article

WWII Smit-van der Heijden Escape Line: Part Four - A Network is Exposed; Tom Applewhite's Narrow Escape

By Mary Dodge Allen Tom Applewhite, a U.S. Army Air Corps bombardier was picked up by the escape line after his B-17 bomber, “The Wild Hare”...United States · United StatesRead Article

How a Nineteenth-Century School House Became an Icon

By Donna WichelmanHave you ever observed a house or building in the town where you live and instinctively could identify the period in which it was built? Historians and history aficionados know that they can place the era of a building by it's architecture. This principal of architecture applies to every era across the millennia, and it particularly pertains to school houses built in the United States during the nineteenth century. According to…Georgetown, Colorado · GeorgetownRead Article

Janusz Korczak- The Man Who Chose to Die

Henry Goldszmit/Janussz KorczakA man with a heart for children, Henryk Goldszmit was born in 1878. His first book, a satirical on raising children, The Gordian Knot debuted in 1896. Two years after that debut, Goldszmit entered the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Literary Contest where he used a pen name of Janusz Korczak. He wrote for several Polish Newspapers as well as added to his literary library. Goldszmit was born of a Jewish family that had settle…Warsaw, Poland · WarsawRead Article

Famous Instruments in History: Egyptian Harp from the Tomb of Ani

Blogger: Amber LemusContinuing our journey through history to find the most famous musical instruments, we come to ancient Egypt somewhere between 1,069-1,550 B.C. During the 18th Dynasty (or 19th by some sources), there lived a Theban Scribe by the name of Ani. He must have been a very rich and influential character, because his tomb is one of the most consequential finds from Ancient Egypt. During archeological excavations of the city of Thebe…Egypt · EgyptRead Article

Unexpected Legacies: Francine Rivers (The Last One)

Matthew J. ElliottImagine a world where a literary genre is filled with amazing examples of resilience and growth. Look for the profound messages struggling to connect with their audience. Embrace stories longing to find some way, not only to entertain, but to present a message readers can truly see. The struggle was real. There was a gaping hole that readers simply could not resonate with.For a time, stories in the biblical fiction genre fit th…Oklahoma, United States · OklahomaRead Article

When Edward Met Mildred by Cindy Regnier

Have you ever heard of Edward Stratemeyer? How about Mildred Benson? Somehow these names aren’t well remembered in today’s literary world, but all of us are well acquainted with what happened when they joined forces. Let’s find out more about them. Edward Stratemeyer (pictured right) was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on October 4, 1862. As a young child, he became an avid reader, eagerly devouring books gifted to him or handed down to him by hi…Elizabeth, New Jersey · ElizabethRead Article

The First Borden Murders

By Jennifer Uhlarik If you’ve heard of Lizzie Borden—raise your hand!Most of us probably have—at least by the oft-quoted schoolyard rhyme about the woman who delivered forty whacks of an ax to her mother, then another forty-one to her father. However, Lizzie was not the first Borden whose name was associated with murder. Four and a half decades before the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden (father and step-mother of Lizzie), the first Borden murd…Fall River, Massachusetts · Fall RiverRead Article

The War Brides, Part 6: Jean Margaret McArthur

By Terrie Todd At age 17, Jean Margaret McArthur was evacuated from London to the British countryside by the company she worked for. Jea...London, England · LondonRead Article

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