Tag: history
History on the Ground
In early 2022, as war erupted in Ukraine, I watched as many people who were closely connected to the military community purposefully distanced themselves...
April Book Review: The Magnolia Palace
It's 1919 in New York City. Picture it: the Spanish flu has wreaked havoc in many lives. World War I has ended, but unrest...
Women’s History Month Feature: The Code Girls of WWII
Before my dad passed, he told me his mother had been what he called a “dollar-a-year-girl.” She worked for the United States government in...
Why Are Coins Placed On Headstones?
I love history. I always have. So when I went to visit my dad and stepmother's markers at Barrancas National Cemetery last December and...
Adding Appreciation of Native American People and Culture to Your Thanksgiving
I love pie and turkey but want to learn a more accurate history of Native America people and the Thanksgiving holiday. The Smithsonian National...
July Book Club: The Four Winds
What do you know about the early(ish) 1900s?
I remember learning a little about the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the poverty and hardships...
January Book Club: Homegoing
I heard about Homegoing a few years ago. It sat on my TBR bookshelf. It called to me, with a vibrant orange cover and...
December Book Club: The Huntress
Many of us in the MMC Book Club love historical fiction. It's an entertaining way to learn about events and times in the world...
October Book Club: Final Flight Final Fight
When you hear the term WASP, what do you think of?
If your first thought was not about the Women Airforce Service Pilots, don't fret....