Category Archives: Values

Dr Susan La Flesche Picotte

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Caryn

Throughout time, the abilities of women were often underappreciated. It was thought that women couldn’t be successful in business, research, and especially medicine. Eventually, however, people began to realize that women were being sold short, because they could do many … Continue reading →

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Survivors of Survival

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Caryn

The survivors of the Holocaust faced many challenges upon their liberation, not the least of which was what we now call, “survivor’s guilt” but had no real name back then. It was something felt by survivors of the camps and … Continue reading →

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Not So Different Eras

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Caryn

It’s funny how people we think of as being from very different eras, can actually be from the same era. That’s because we view then from the window of accomplishments, martyrdoms, or heroics, rather than looking at the era they … Continue reading →

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The Tweed Ring

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Caryn

William Magear “Boss” Tweed was born on April 3, 1823, at 1 Cherry Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The son of a third-generation Scottish chair-maker, he grew up on Cherry Street. His grandfather had emigrated from a town near … Continue reading →

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The Great Diamond Hoax Of 1872

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Caryn

A good con man can fool even the savviest of people in the right circumstances. Cousins, Philip Arnold and John Slack were “prospectors” who were pretty good at conning people. The Diamond Hoax of 1872, also known as The Great … Continue reading →

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God’s Heroes

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Caryn

Veteran’s Day is a time to reflect on sacrifice, honor, duty, dedication, war, and peace, but for me it’s also a day filled with thoughts of my dad and how much I miss him. I know my sisters feel the … Continue reading →

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Redeemed From The Curse Of The Law

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Caryn

As I reflect on Resurrection Day 2025, I feel so thankful that we have been forgiven. The Bible states in Romans 8:1, “[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the … Continue reading →

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Sixties Scoop

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Caryn

The Sixties Scoop, often referred to simply as The Scoop, was a time when policies in Canada allowed child welfare authorities to remove Indigenous children from their families and communities to place them in foster homes. These children were then adopted by white families. Continue reading →

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Company Town Monopoly

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Caryn

As mining work started up in the United States, the need for housing in the area of the mines started up too. This need brought about the “company town” as a place where all or most of the stores and housing in the town are owned by the same company. Continue reading →

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Circus Maximus

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Caryn

The Circus Maximus, which in Latin means largest circus is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy. It is located in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills, and it was the first and largest stadium in ancient Rome and its later Empire. It measured 2,037 feet in length and 387 feet in width Continue reading →

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