Monthly Archives: December 2021

A Year Of Fire

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Caryn

As we come to a close in the year 2021, I think most of us would agree that this was one tough year, but then again, not as bad as 2020. So many things are in total disarray, and most people are unhappy with the direction our country is headed. Continue reading →

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Rasputin’s Murder

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Caryn

Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra were not always considered popular, in fact you could say that the tumultuous reign of Nicholas II, who was the last czar of Russia, Continue reading →

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A Shooter Called Pink

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Caryn

Most gunfighters in the Old West, either used their own names, or came up with a tough sounding gunfighter name, but somehow, John Calhoun Pinckney Higgins ended up with the rather feminine sounding name of “Pink.” Continue reading →

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Queen of the Netherlands

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Caryn

When a monarch becomes incapacitated or becomes monarch while under the age of 18, they can be placed under a regency, which became the normal procedure in 1937, with the passing of The Regency Acts. Continue reading →

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Similar Birth Story

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Caryn

My husband, Bob Schulenberg’s aunt, Esther Hein and I have a birth story in common…well, a little bit. Hers is quite a bit more extreme than my own. We were both breech babies. Continue reading →

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Truman’s Legacy

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Caryn

Some presidents are destined to greatness, and some are thrown into it. Some qualify in both categories. President Harry S Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. Continue reading →

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God’s Greatest Gift

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Caryn

Depending on who you talk to, you will hear a variety of thoughts on Christmas, from it being a pagan holiday to it being a Christian holiday, to Jesus being born in the spring…which is interesting to me, because my nephew, Continue reading →

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Love On Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Caryn

Years ago, especially in the old west and during the depression years, travel wasn’t so easy, even from just one town over or across town, so quite often, holidays were mixed with weddings, Continue reading →

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The Dahomey Amazons

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Caryn

The Dahomey Amazons were given a number of different names, but the Mino, as they were called, were mostly an army recruited from among the king’s wives. They were a large group of 4,000 to 6,000 female warriors. Continue reading →

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No More Pie

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Caryn

As Christmas approaches, with all of its feasts, we start thinking of all the goodies we will make and eat. For many people, pie is a big part of holiday meals, not to mention other meals year-round. Continue reading →

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