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Our Hero

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Caryn

My dad, Allen Spencer has always been my hero. I know my mom, Collene Spencer and my sisters, Cheryl Masterson, Caryl Reed, Alena Stevens, and Allyn Hadlock have always felt that way too. Dad was our hero, because of the … Continue reading →

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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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She Actually Attended

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Caryn

With the proposal accepted, it was time to plan the wedding. John and Frances Canning knew exactly how they wanted their day to go…or did they. Like most people there are things that are important, like the wedding dress, the tuxedoes, the cake, the venue, Continue reading →

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Titanic’s Youngest Survivor

Posted on May 31, 2025 by Caryn

Eliza Gladys Dean was just 9 weeks old when her parents decided to emigrate to the United States to make a better life for themselves. They were planning to relocate to Wichita, Kansas, where they had relatives. The decision was … Continue reading →

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Informing The Bees

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Caryn

In a long-standing Western European tradition, the bees must be told of important events in the lives of their owners. Things such as deaths, births, marriages, and departures and returns in the keeper’s household. It is believed that the bees … Continue reading →

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The Colony Of Vancouver Island

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Caryn

Before it became part of Canada, the Island of Vancouver was known as the Colony of Vancouver Island, but it was officially referred to the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies. It was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866. 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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Windscale Works To Sellafield

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Caryn

Sellafield, which was formerly known as Windscale Works, was an important multi-functional nuclear site located near Seascale on the coast of Cumbria, England. As of August 2022, its primary activities are the processing and storage of nuclear waste, along with decommissioning. Continue reading →

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Lives Forever Changed

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Caryn

Ian Holbourn born John Bernard Stoughton Holbourn on November 5, 1872, to Alfred Holborn and Mary Jane Stoughton. John Bernard, who later went by Ian, which is the Scottish version of John, was the eldest of their two children. His mother died when he was very young Continue reading →

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Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Caryn

Over the centuries, there have been many exploratory expeditions all over the world. Some were privately financed, while others were financed by groups, governments, kings and as in the case of the 1955 to 1958 expedition to Antartica, Continue reading →

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