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Friday From the History Files: SCANDAL
Some folks begin a study of their history and wonder if they’ll find anything bad. I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll ever find anything good! The story this week is terrible by 2015 standards, but it’s...
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From the Friday History Files
Letters are a wonderful resource if you’re interested in your family history. In REBELS, Lou finds a letter in an old family bible. In my life, my mom has several letters that family members have...
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Friday From the History Files – Fighting for Felix Zollicoffer
In REBELS, Lou lives in a small town called Zollicoffer (named after General Felix Zollicoffer) and finds out that her great-great-great grandfather was a Confederate solider. I’d already written the...
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Friday’s From the History Files – Death by Deserter
Today I get to talk about an ancestor on my father’s side of the family. My mom is visiting and brought me three huge books that have been compiled by various family members. In REBELS, Lou knows...
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From the Friday History Files – A Wedding!
In REBELS, Louise Duncan is only sixteen, but already engaged to Walter Mayhew. Of course, it is the 1860’s. According to my own family history, sixteen is the age when the young women begin to think...
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From the Friday Files – A NYC Connection
In my upcoming book, LAST IN A LONG LINE OF REBELS, Bertie is not a big fan of Yankees. I hope she’s wrong about them since I’ll be heading to New York City next week. I’ve been a little worried about...
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From The History Files – Video
I was thinking today about Bertie, the grandmother, in LAST IN A LONG LINE OF REBELS. She seems to be a lot of people’s favorite character. Although she isn’t based at all on reality, my own...
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Friday’s History Files – A Revolutionary Find
Tomorrow is the 4th of July so I thought it was an appropriate time to mention that my ancestor was involved in the American Revolution. So, you’re welcome. While American’s are eating 150 million...
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From The History Files – Zollicoffer Is Real
History doesn’t just have to be about your own family, it can be about anything – famous generals, places, and even trees! In Last In A Long Line of Rebels, Lou lives in a town named Zollicoffer. In...
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From The History Files – Write it all Down
I think we can all agree that the Bible is a good book, but if you had to name ONE part that gets skimmed over, what would it be? The “begats” obviously. The fact that someone begat someone else is...
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