Category: General

I’ve talked on this blog about the Irish Famine: The Great Hunger in the 1840s that cost a million Irish lives and displaced millions more.…

Want to read a page turner  historical fiction? Interested in late 1800’s Irish and Slovenian immigrants? Check out what Story Circle Book Reviews had to…

Longing for home was featured in Ask David. Check it out.

Long before there were truck stops there were Harvey Houses. Fred Harvey was a cafe owner who saw an opportunity to open cafes along the…

The US started Memorial Day celebrations after the Civil War. The US was reeling from the loss of 620,000 people killed in battle, the largest…

So, Charlie and I are trying to be healthy, you know, cutting down on added sugar, no preservatives, that sort of thing. The thing is,…

When I was a kid it was a big deal to dress up for Easter. At least a month before Easter I would chose a…

I’m remembering and honoring our military history by taking a moment to contemplate the 100th anniversary of US involvement in WWI. The US contributed 4…