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Lakota Grandmas

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Caryn

For a couple of reasons, I have always had an interest in the Lakota Sioux Native American tribe. The first is that I love visiting the Black Hills of South Dakota which is closely tied to the Lakota Sioux tribe. … Continue reading →

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Napping In The Snow

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Caryn

A little-known practice, in modern times anyway, was the practice of taking babies outside, even in freezing temperatures, to take their naps. It was thought that the practice would boost their immune systems. Of course, I have never heard of … Continue reading →

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Nine Days Queen

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Caryn

Lady Jane Grey was the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and the cousin of King Edward VI. Lady Jane and Edward, who were the same age, and they were almost married in 1549. Nevertheless, in May of 1553, Lady Jane Grey was married to Lord Guildford Dudley, Continue reading →

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Only In Combat

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Caryn

In 1913, Milunka Savic joined the Serbian army in her brother’s place, cutting her hair and donning men’s clothes. You might wonder why she would do such a thing, and why her brother didn’t go and do his duty. This story isn’t about her heroics in the face of her brother’s cowardice, Continue reading →

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Determined Woman

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Caryn

Marie Sklodowska was born in an era when women seldom got a very long education, if they got one at all. Born on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw (modern-day Poland). Continue reading →

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Coral Castle

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Caryn

Edward Leedskalnin was a bit of an eccentric, which might have been caused by the sadness of lost love. When Edward was suddenly rejected by his 16 year old fiancée Agnes Skuvst in Latvia, just one day before the wedding, … Continue reading →

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Open-Air Schools

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Caryn

Tuberculosis was a disease that brought terror to the hearts of people over the years…especially right after World War II, but even before World War II, being diagnosed with Tuberculosis was like being given a death sentence. People had to … Continue reading →

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“Doc Susie”

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Caryn

In the old west, few women went on to get a higher education, and even fewer became doctors. It was thought of as a man’s occupation, and the few women who dared to go into that field, were often looked … Continue reading →

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Just Like His Mother

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Caryn

When we think of gunslingers from the old west, a number of names come to mind…among them, Doc Holliday. John Henry “Doc” Holliday was born August 14, 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, to Henry Burroughs Holliday and Alice Jane (McKey) Holliday. … Continue reading →

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