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Voices of the Past

Vinnie Ream
19th Century

The Teen Who Sculptured Lincoln

The Teen Who Won an Audience With Lincoln At age 17, Vinnie Ream was a talented young woman pursuing her dreams. She had grown up on the frontier in Wisconsin

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18th Century Kitchen and Cook
18th Century

Recipes from the Past

Recipes from the Past: With Giveaway and Favor by Donna Schlachter Good day. I am a bookaholic. Not in recovery, thank you very much. That said, I should explain. I

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Emeline Pigott
Civil War

Emeline Pigott: Confederate Spy

The Hoop Skirt Spy Emeline Pigott was twenty-five when the Civil War broke out. She lived with her family along Calico Creek near the North Carolina coast. The nearby town,

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George Whitefield
18th Century

First Great Awakening

First Great Awakening By Lynne Tagawa Somewhere in the back of our minds, a fuzzy schoolhouse memory, we remember something about a great awakening. A move of God, sometime in

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Cynthia Ann Parker
Native Americans

Stories that Haunt

She Died of a Broken Heart The story of Cynthia Ann Parker haunted my heart for a couple of decades. I knew I had to do something about it. So

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Kissing couple on a beach
Romance

Valentine’s Day 1983

Valentine’s Day 1983 Thankful for a relief from the cold damp I climbed into the packed city bus. I squeezed past the knees which jutted out from the aisle-facing seats.

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Ukraine Colored Heart
Romance

Ukrainian Love Story

 The New Year of 2022 started with high hopes for twenty-seven-year-old Misha Varvarych, a commander in the Ukrainian 80th Airborne Assault brigade.  He had found the love of his life,

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Woman alone
Biblical

Hannah

Faithfulness in the Midst of Broken Dreams Hannah faced many challenges. She’d had a rough year, a rough decade. Her dreams and hopes had withered. Those early days and months

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Open Bible
17th Century

The Bible Controversy of King James

The Bible Controversy of King James By Tamera Kraft In the early 1600s, King James took the throne of England. He wanted to unite the nation under the Anglican Church.

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