Today’s Guest Post is from Jennifer Macaire. Jennifer is an American living in Paris. She lives with her husband, three children, …
Tag: History
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#BannedBooksWeek Banning Books Silences Stories
Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week …
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The Grunts & Groans Of An Older Home
Along with gathering stories, older homes also come with a few little problems. To help you to solve these before you move into your new-old home, this post will be exploring them so that you don’t have to.
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Unique Travel Experiences
Now that the kids are grown up and starting off their own adventures, it is the ideal time for you to get out of the house and start to explore the world once again. You’ve done the standard family trips which were more work than fun and now you’re ready for traveling on your own terms. Why not try something a bit different?
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Lugz, Hip Hop, and Yo! MTV Raps with Giveaway ends 8/29
The history of Lugz is the history of Hip Hop from Birdman, to Kid Capri to Snoop Dogg it’s all there in their timeline.
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Why You Need to Visit New York At Least Once In Your Lifetime
You are bound to have a trip to remember for all of the right reasons. So, no matter how old you are, or whether you take trips alone or with others, make sure you visit New York at least once in your lifetime!
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The Art Of Expanding Your Spirit Through Travel
Last updated on September 3rd, 2018Travel is quite obviously beneficial for many people. To enjoy this process is to grasp …
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Coal Camp Stranger
Mr. Anders had seen a family tossed out by hired men just hours after the father had been killed in a mine explosion. A woman heavy with child and four little children with nowhere to go tossed out like garbage. He could still hear her crying and screaming in Italian not understanding what was happening.
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Bashful Smile
Could this child be a relative, maybe a distant cousin with those blonde eyelashes like mine and that nose that looks like my son’s? I don’t recollect any family in the Scott’s Run area but sometimes families traveled when a mine closed.
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#BannedBooksWeek Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Last updated on September 2nd, 2019 Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books …
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I Just Read Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
This book is a must read it will give you a deeper more meaningful understanding of slavery beyond that of what you’re taught from a history book. It is one of the only books I have found that tells the story from the perspective of the women both slave and “free”. It’s a very powerful book and I am glad that after my mom finished it she recommended it to me.
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W is for Walls: If Walls Could Talk
Last updated on May 14th, 2017Shadows of yesteryear fall long upon the empty walls Reminding me of all the lives …