Women’s History Month: JK Rowling, author
Joanne “J.K.” Rowling (born: July 31, 1965) author best known for the Harry Potter series. I was living in Long Island, NY […]
Women’s History Month: Blanche “Betty” Scott, aviator
Blanche “Betty” Stuart Scott (1889-1970) was “possibly” the first American woman aviator. In 1910 she drove an automobile across the United States, […]
History: Shirley Donnelly – Virginia Debt Gone But Not Forgotten
Shirley Donnelly was a local (Fayette County, WV) historian. He wrote a column for the Beckley Post-Herald covering a wide range of […]
Women’s History Month: Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and explorer
Sylvia Alice Earle (born: Aug 30, 1935) is a marine biologist, aquanaut, author and speaker. She has been a Nat Geo explorer-in-residence […]
Personal History: A Father Moore Story
Father Moore was the only true spiritual guide I had solidly in my life. I would talk to him about anything, no holds barred. He would give me sound advice, not something full of religious fluff. Relevant and usable advice. Oftentimes these conversations would occur in the confessional and we would ramble on for a lengthy amount of time. It caused more than one conversation to occur with my Dad who was worried that people were wondering what it was I had […]
Personal History: Feb 3, 1984 Space Shuttle Challenger Launch
In February 1984, my family, some friends and I were on vacation in Daytona Beach, FL. It was probably one of the […]
Personal History: Genealogy Road Trip
The past week has included a genealogical plethora of goodness! On Tuesday, March 19th, we had our meeting of the KYOWVA Historical […]
Women’s History Month: Clara Barton, humanitarian
Clara Barton (1821–1912) was an American nurse, suffragist and humanitarian who is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross. I covered […]
History: Shirley Donnelly on the Johnstown Flood
Shirley Donnelly was a local (Fayette County, WV) historian. He wrote a column for the Beckley Post-Herald covering a wide range of topics (not just local). He wrote about my great uncle once, I hope to have a lengthy blog about both the article and the notorious uncle. I thought it would be fun to find his original newspaper clippings and share them. I found one clipping on the Johnstown PA Flood. As I am just returning from Johnstown and having visited […]
Women’s History Month: Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist
Marian Wright Edelman (born: June 6, 1939) is an American activist who, in 1973, founded the Children’s Defense Fund. She was the […]
