Especially the older generations of Southerners can picture this come summer/springtime. Outside of town, a large tent that has been erected in an empty field
Category: World History
Family History: Royals, Draft Dodgers and Jitney Drivers
I started this post on International Women’s Day in honor of my paternal 2nd great-grandmother, Caroline, who was born on March 2nd, 1858. While my
Living like a Rockstar
They don’t refer to the outlandish lifestyles of the rich and famous to be ‘living like a rockstar’ for nothing. While not all musicians are
Sean Flynn: Hollywood to Vietnam
A previous blog discussed in detail the life of Errol Flynn, but I did not touch on his family. Flynn married French-American actress Lili Damita
In Search of Papa’s Hungarian Goulash
My grandfather didn’t come home with much after WWII. What he did come home with was a very particular set of skills. Skills he acquired over
Just in the Nick of Time: Revisited
While history is one of my favorite things, the history of language is the epicenter of my favorite historical things to explore. For about two
