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May 6, 2015
Mother���s Day and the U.S. Civil War
With Mothers Day just a few days away, I began to wonder about the history of the day purported to honor mothers. Did it exist during the U.S. Civil War? If it did, Oney F. Sweet never mentioned it.
It turns out that the underpinnings of Mothers Day predate the Civil War. This according to Katharine Lane Antolini, assistant professor of history and gender studies at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She is the author of Memorializing Motherhood: Anna Jarvis and the Struggle for Control of Mothe...
April 15, 2015
Congratulations Connie Saindon and Wigeon Publishing on y...
Congratulations Connie Saindon and Wigeon Publishing on your IBPA Gold Award . . .
Murder Survivors Handbook: Real-Life Stories, Tips & Resources has received a prestigious Gold Award in the 2015 Benjamin Franklin book awards competition sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association.
The nonfiction book, authored by Connie Saindon, MFT, and published by Wigeon Publishing (2014), took top honors in the Self-Help category. IBPA officials announced the winners on April 10 during a cer...
March 17, 2015
St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S. Civil War
Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day dates back more than 1,000 years, and Irish soldiers and emigrants brought that tradition with them to the British colonies in North America, and later to the USA.
During the Civil War in the United States, the soldiers joined in honoring Ireland’s patron saint, regardless of their religion. The northern sector still being in winter quarters, and little or no fighting going on, the day could become one of amusement and celebratory...
St. Patrick���s Day in the U.S. Civil War
The celebration of St. Patricks Day dates back more than 1,000 years, and Irish soldiers and emigrants brought that tradition with them to the British colonies in North America, and later to the USA.
During the Civil War in the United States, the soldiers joined in honoring Irelands patron saint, regardless of their religion. The northern sector still being in winter quarters, and little or no fighting going on, the day could become one of amusement and celebratory events, including horse rac...
March 3, 2015
Barnes & Noble’s Dirty Little Secret: Author Solutions and Nook Press
Originally posted on David Gaughran:
Nook Press – Barnes & Noble’s self-publishing platform – launched a selection of author services last October including editing, cover design, and (limited) print-on-demand.
Immediate speculation surrounded who exactly was providing these services, with many – including Nate Hoffelder, Passive Guy, and myself – speculating it could be Author Solutions. However, there was no proof.
Until now.
A source at Penguin Random House has provided me with a document...
Barnes & Noble���s Dirty Little Secret: Author Solutions and Nook Press
Originally posted on David Gaughran:
Nook Press ��� Barnes & Noble���s self-publishing platform ��� launched a selection of author services last October including editing, cover design, and (limited) print-on-demand.
Immediate speculation surrounded who exactly was providing these services, with many ��� including Nate Hoffelder, Passive Guy, and myself ��� speculating it could be Author Solutions. However, there was no proof.
Until now.
A source at Penguin Random House has provided me with a do...
January 8, 2015
8th of January: Battle of New Orleans Memorialized in Music
Question: In what year did the Battle of New Orleans, the last major battle of the War of 1812, take place?
Hint: The song of the same name begins with: In 1814 we took a little trip .��.��.
Answer: In 1815, on the 8th of January.
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the famous battle, in which Colonel Andrew Jackson���with the help of the pirate Jean Lafitte���defeated the British invaders only to learn afterward that a peace treaty had been signed on Dec. 24.
The renowned battle gained notoriet...
December 31, 2014
U.S. Civil War Christmas, New Year Holidays Described in Book Excerpt
Descriptions of the holiday season for soldiers during the U.S. Civil War give us pause for thought as we reside in safe, warm places, spending time with family and friends, and cheering in a new year this holiday season ...
Oney Foster Sweet (far left) with companions from the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery F, 1864.
Private Oney F. Sweet, a Union soldier in the 1st Pennsylvannia Light Artillery, Battery F (aka: Ricketts’ Battery), describes, in letters and diary entries, how he and...
December 21, 2014
Good Yule . . . (and Happy Holidaze)
Good Yule
(and Happy Holidaze)
December 21, 2014
This darkest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere) reminds us that we have many brighter days to come.
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Good Yule . . . and may you have a felicitous, melodious and heathious New Year.
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Larry and Janis
Links
• Farmer’s Almanac — December Solstice
December 8, 2014
A Holiday Wish from the Founder of Survivors of Violent Loss
Originally posted on Survivors of Violent Loss:
A Holiday Wish
Today, is the day we lost my sister “Tiny”, and I am asking you to participate in a new tradition. I invite you to participate in a Tiny Angelversary this year and every year on December 8. I have no doubt she would be happy if we did this. See another example of who a survivor changed the day of death for her loved ones in the attachment.
* Excerpt from Murder Survivors Handbook, 2014 by Connie Saindon
Consider these words from Rose...
