JoleneDec 6, 2021A Teddy Bear's PicnicGreetings good friends! I do apologize for my recent absence, I had wanted to resume weekly blog posts this fall. However, life has...
JoleneSep 28, 2021No More Stolen SistersWelcome back good friends! Greetings! Last week I took a break to deal with some private matters but I am back this week with a new...
JoleneSep 14, 2021Where were you when the world changed?On that day my husband and I had been watching C-SPAN's coverage of proceedings verifying the votes of a recent Presidential election. ...
JoleneSep 7, 2021"Can You Relate?"Recently, there have been a couple of songs that I have been playing on repeat. One is People by Jeffery East & Home Free and the other...
JoleneJun 29, 2021FreedomWhen you think of summer, what words come to mind? Probably heat, family vacation, and freedom. For many freedom means no school, a...
JoleneMay 28, 2021If Walls Could TalkOn this blog, I endeavor to tell stories of little known people or little known stories of the well known. This week I thought I would...
tnphotobugApr 21, 2021Musings on the Civil WarIt was on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee that my fledgling history buff self came into existence. I was one of those teenagers...
JoleneApr 14, 2021A Few Thoughts on the Importance of Studying HistoryWelcome friends! This week I wanted to take a moment to explain a little more behind the philosophy of Telling Their Stories. The...
JoleneMar 30, 2021I’ll Remember YouAs some of you may know, I have a special interest in history. The thing that interests me about history is the individual stories. ...
JoleneJan 26, 2021Georgian January: a Visit to Colonial Williamsburg(Note from the Author: Sorry for the post being out late today, we had some internet issues today. . . Anyways, I hope you still enjoy!)...
JoleneJan 12, 2021The Capital Has Been BreachedAs the events of Wednesday the 6th of January unfolded, I bet some of us thought back to 9-11 (2001). Unsure of what was going to...
JoleneJan 5, 2021Greetings and Salutations!Greetings and Salutations good folks! Welcome to a New Year! It is now 2021! One thing we can all be grateful of is that because we...
JoleneDec 29, 2020And A Partridge in a Pear Tree!In reading the title of this post most of you probably had a tune along with those words. But have you ever wondered why it is called...
JoleneDec 8, 2020We’ll meet again..."We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always...
JoleneNov 17, 2020Of Scarcity and Plenty: Food for Thought(Warning: This weeks post does discuss cannibalism in America. While I won't go into depth about it (I will have resources at the end if...
JoleneOct 27, 2020"Who Lives, Who Dies, Who tells your story..."Recently, I have had thoughts about how to remember historical figures, and the importance of telling their stories. While it is...