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October 12, 2015
Elf
Originally posted on Exequy's Blog:
An elf is a mystical creature found in Norse mythology that still survives in northern European folklore. Following their role in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic work The Lord of the Rings, elves have become staple characters of modern fantasy tales. There is great diversity in how elves have been portrayed; depending on the culture, elves can be depicted as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and other natural places, or small trickste...
Zitkala-Ša – The Sun Dance Shero
Amazing woman
Originally posted on Zitkala-Ša (which means ‘Red Bird’), also known by the name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Native American writer, musician and activist. She was born on 22nd February1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Her mother was a Sioux American Indian, her father a white American who left the family when Zitkala was only young.
In 1884 Christian missionaries came to the reservation and took many of the children, including Zitkala, awa...
Kate F. O’Connor
Kate F. O’Connor was born in Rockford, Illinois June 1, 1863 to Irish immigrants. She was the youngest of 8 children and not much is known of her younger life. After graduating from high school, Kate studied drawing and painting for a short while. After temping in the County Clerk’s office, in 1882 she was appointed deputy to the County Clerk.
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11 October 1940: Troopship Convoy Arrives in Malta
Originally posted on Malta: War Diary:
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CONVOY MF3 BRINGS SHIPS SAFELY TO HARBOUR
Clan Ferguson
Four merchant ships steamed safely into Grand Harbour today at the end of a thousand mile journey from Alexandra. Termed by the Commander in Chief Mediterranean a ‘troopship convoy’, the ships Clan Ferguson, Clan Macauley, Lanarkshire and Memnon sailed from A...
October 10, 2015
ArtQuench Presents H. Allen Benowitz
Originally posted on Art Quench Magazine:
H. Allen Benowitz
My private passion for photography is motivated by my love of life. My purpose is to capture and share my visual adventures and travels with you. My initial attraction to photography started as a child. I enjoyed taking candid shots of my friends at the children’s home where I was raised.
age 12
age 14
The Fascinating Marital Exploits of Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent
Originally posted on History... the interesting bits!:
Joan, the Fair Maid of Kent
Joan of Kent was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent and brother of Edward II. Edmund was a younger son of Edward I by his 2nd wife, Margaret of France; he married Margaret Wake in 1325.
Joan was the 3rd of 4 children, and was born on 28/9th September 1328 at Woodstock. When she was just 18 months old, Joan’s father was beheaded for treason on the orders of the Regent, Roger Mortimer and his lo...
October 9, 2015
Kevin Thomas (aka) The Log Whisperer
I was recently introduced to a man named Kevin Thomas (aka) The Log Whisperer who restores and builds log cabins..He has an amazing talent in the art of restoring these bits of history. An art form as I see it and it fits well on my blog. These cabins have a history and a life of their own. So I recently interviewed him and here is that interview.
1. First I would like my readers to know Kevin Thomas the man. Can you share a little of your background ?
I am the second of three kids. I Start...
October 8, 2015
Masterpiece or bomb? The baffling experience of “Last Year At Marienbad.”
Originally posted on www.seanmunger.com:
There is a very strange movie that I don’t like very much, but which I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I do love great movies, but occasionally I write articles about movies I dislike (such as this one and this one), not to denigrate them, but to try to understand what makes them tick. I often find bad movies much more interesting to analyze and think about than good ones, although the experience of watching them is quite different than some of...
October 5, 2015
The 17th Century Trial of Elizabeth Wood – the Benenden ‘Witch’
Originally posted on 
Anonymous copy of original 1693 ‘Cast out all Witches and Devils’ poster
During the 17th Century the accusation of witchcraft was a real threat and on 8 September 1653 the people of Benenden eagerly awaited a verdict from the Kent Quarter Sessions.
Following an alleged quarrel between Mrs Elizabeth Hodge and her neighbour, Elizabeth Wood, ‘a singlewoman’, Mr Hodge had accused Elizabeth Wood of witchcraft on the basis that their six-year-old son had begun to be ‘taken...
Katherine Parr: A Possible Jewel of Lady Latimer?
Originally posted on tudorqueen6:
A METAL detectorist, Steve Whitehead, said he was left shaking after finding a gold ring he hopes could be linked to one of Henry VIII’s wives.
A possible ring belonging to Queen Katherine Parr was found near an estate that belonged to her second husband, Lord Latimer, also know as Lord of the manor of Sinnington. The ring was found near the manor of Sinnington. A Lombardic inscription on it suggests the ring dates from between the ninth to the 15th centur...
