A HARD FALL by Clifford Dobyns On the 13th of April I had a hard fall down some steps and cannot write as I injured my right arm and shoulder, therefore, I have borrowed a story sent to me over a year ago by a very good friend. I hope you enjoy it. “IT IS […]
Month: March 2016
Campbell House – Here is the story & pics of Alexander Hamilton’s courtship with Betsey Schuyler at this home in New Jersey
Near the corner of Morris Street and Oliphant Lane( in Morristown, New Jersey) is the small two-storied house where Surgeon General John Cochrane had his head-quarters during the camp at Morristown. It was the home of Dr. Jabez Campfield, a surgeon in Spencer’s regiment, then in the wilds of Pennsylvania.” Surgeon General John Cochrane Many […]
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis – Great pics of St. Louis Fair includes a photo of Geronimo!
St. Louis World’s Fair In 1904, the World’s Fair took place in St. Louis, Missouri. The photographs below give you a glimpse of what it was like. The double pictures were made for stereoscopes which were popular at the time. A stereoscope or stereo viewer is a device for viewing a stereoscopic pair of separate images, depicting […]
[film & pics] This house is where General Clinton and his officers passed the night in the Revolutionary War
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New Jersey […]
Scars on our bodies are like road maps of our life
TATTLE TALE BY INEZ MCCOLLUM Road Maps tell us where we are going. Scars on our bodies tell us where we have been. As I look around my body, I find a number of scars; each with its own story. My sons have their scars, each with a story, too. As I hold my left hand […]
Cincinnati Hall – built in New Jersey by Patriot Dr. Thomas Henderson after the Revolution [films & letter]
*Note: Some of the language below may be a little antiquated because its excerpts and transcriptions from a the book -Transcription from Historic Houses of New Jersey By Weymer Jay Mills .J. B. Lippincott Company – written in 1902 = The original words provide a unique glimpse of the people and early times in New […]
What happened to Solomon Northrup, of the Academy Award winner, Twelve Years a Slave? [see pics & film]
The movie, Twelve Years a Slave, won the Academy Award for picture of the year. It depicts a true story of the 1841 kidnapping and subsequent slavery of Solomon Northup, a free African American living in Saratoga, New York. The end of the movie does not tell what happened to him after he regained his freedom and […]
DYK: Chew the fat – where did this idiom come from?
DYK: Did you know? Chew the Fat -Today this means to have a long friendly conversation with someone. This idiom has several possible sources as listed below. It is not clear which one is accurate. Sailors, while of resting and conversing would chew on salt-hardened fat. It has been speculated that the phrase may come from […]
Pickles and Chocolate – Fond memories of Kentucky
PICKLES AND CHOCOLATE by Joyce Ray Wheeler Actually this title sounds a lot like the wild cravings of a pregnant woman ! Instead it refers to the totally unorganized, disconnected bits and pieces this article contains. Allow me to try to clarify. People who know me well are fully aware that I’m a confirmed chocoholic . I […]
DYK: Above board? What is the board?
DYK: Did you know? In the phrase ‘Above board’ What exactly is the board? The board is a table and comes from gambling activities. See larger image Additional Images: Faith and Courage: A Novel of Colonial America (Tapestry of Love) (Paperback) By (author): Causey, Donna R List Price: $13.33 New From: $13.33 In Stock