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No Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Caryn

England once had a restriction on Christmas that endured very nearly 400 years. This boycott authorized by the Puritan Parliament from 1647 to 1660 stemmed from Puritanical beliefs. The ban led to widespread public backlash and the eventual repeal of … Continue reading →

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Something Malfunctioned

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Caryn

On November 15, 1884, a woman named Ellen Keyse was found dead in a pantry next to John Lee’s room. Ellen Keyse was a rich older woman for whom Lee had worked. Keyse’s murder was brutal. Her head was severely battered and her throat cut. Continue reading →

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Titanic Got Him

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Caryn

Born in Uruguay 1840, Ramon Artagaveytia was an Argentinian businessman. Even in 1840, businessmen had a need to travel periodically. That is why Artagaveytia found himself on board the ship America when it sank in December 1871. I’m sure the situation was absolutely terrifying, Continue reading →

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“My Son, The President”

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Caryn

For many years, in the United States, women were not allowed to vote. Of course, many women didn’t have much of a formal education either. They might have gone to the sixth grade or something, but then it was thought that they should be at home with their mothers, Continue reading →

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Most Important

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Caryn

After informing his chief advisors and cabinet on July 22, 1862, that he would issue a proclamation to free enslaved people, President Abraham Lincoln added that he will wait until the Union Army has achieved a substantial military victory to make the announcement. Continue reading →

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Manuela’s Journey

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Caryn

My grandniece, Manuela Ortiz joined our family on July 18, 2021, when she married my grandnephew, James Renville. Manuela is such a happy person, and she brings so much sunshine into the lives of our family. She is an excellent dancer, and James is learning to dance too. Continue reading →

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The Only Option

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Caryn

Most of us think of everything changing instantly when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and officially it did, but there was more to it than that. After years of oppression under the rulership of the British, the citizens of the 13 colonies had had enough. Continue reading →

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I Miss 9/12

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Caryn

It hardly seems possible that 18 years have passed since our nation was brutally attacked on our own soil by Al-Qaeda terrorists, and yet sometimes it seems like so many people who are adults now Continue reading →

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Pueblo People

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Caryn

Most often, when we think of the early Americans, and their settlements, we think about the settlers who came over from Europe, but there were, of course, the many Indian tribes that existed here first. I’m not going to dispute … Continue reading →

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The Old Comers And The Fur Trade

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Caryn

When the colonists came over to the new world, they really didn’t know how they were going to make a living. They were most likely planning to raise their own crops, along with hunting and fishing, but the reality is … Continue reading →

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