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A Recipe For Life
It should be no mystery why history has captured my heart so completely. All it takes is a slow drive through the winding roads of the small towns tucked into this provincial pocket of Pennsylvania, and the past begins to… Continue reading
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God Save The Child
History has a funny way of getting ahead of itself. One moment, progress is charging full steam ahead—a new law passes, a landmark decision is handed down, or an amendment promises lasting change. And then—bam—reality slams the brakes. Something unexpected,… Continue reading
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
We’ve officially hit the one-month mark of summer 2025—and let me tell you, she’s already showing off. The heat clings like a second skin, melting your willpower and making even the thought of socks feel like a personal insult. So… Continue reading
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Once Upon A Time
It’s no secret—I’m a history nerd through and through. Every week, I find myself tumbling down another self-induced rabbit hole, drawn in by a story that grabs hold and won’t let go. Whatever the spark, it always leads me to… Continue reading
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Dance Hall Days
“In the Mood,” that toe-tapping big band classic, was on the setlist when my mom, her youngest sister, and brother-in-law caught a recent show at the Sellersville Theater. They were in town celebrating my aunt and uncle’s forty-fifth wedding anniversary,… Continue reading
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Oz Really Isn’t So Terrible
I remember when my mom, an avid reader, handed me my first Judy Blume book. I curled up with the small paperback in the quiet of my childhood bedroom and disappeared into its pages for what felt like hours. The… Continue reading
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Huzza! Brave Boys
History rarely arrives with fanfare. More often, it slips in quietly—catching us off guard in everyday moments: a stack of old books forgotten in a basement, a handwritten note in the margin of a worn cookbook, a song your mother… Continue reading
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Family Ties
Most of the time, we pass through towns without ever truly seeing them. A name flashes by on a roadway sign, a row of storefronts slips past the car window—and just like that, we’re gone. We don’t stop. We don’t… Continue reading
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Rootin’-Tootin’ Rabble-Rousin
Some years, it feels like we completely skip spring. One minute it’s flurries and frostbite, and the next—bam!—we’re baking in full-on summer heat. In fact, a 2025 analysis by Climate Central found that 98% of the U.S. has seen more… Continue reading
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School’s Out For Summer
When you ask someone to name the oldest college in America, Harvard is almost always the first answer—and for good reason. Founded in 1636, it holds the title of the nation’s first institution of higher learning. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts,… Continue reading
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