I'm from the midwest, where for the most part, people are friendly. Outgoing even. If you meet a person outside in the dead of …
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Daily Life of the 19th Century: Clothes on the Line
Some things we took for granted, and among them was drying clothes on a clothes line. Certainly not the speediest method, but …
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The reason for the season? How Christianity dyed its pagan roots.
I remember Christmas as a time of magic. There was something supernatural going on that you could never put your finger on. Flying …
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What makes a church a church? Carmi’s Emmanuel United Methodist church looks to leave history behind for greener pastures
There's a controversy brewing in my hometown which I've been watching as it deals with issues of local history and historic …
