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Winston Churchill and wife, Clementine: Friction

On August 30, 2022August 27, 2022 By admin

Clementine Hozier was all ready eating her chicken at a 1908 dinner party given by Lady St. Helier in Mayfair when Winston Churchill arrived late. Churchill became entirely absorbed by Clementine and paid her such marked and exclusive attention. He had never before met a fashionable young woman at a...

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Carousel HistoryEgypt Jo Fredell Higgins

Specialist in ancient Egypt: Women, scribes, banquets

On August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 By admin

“I am alive. I am strong. I have awakened.” —Herodotus The Greek historian Herodotus, 5th Century B.C., wrote “The Egyptians in their manners and customs have women attend market and are employed in its trade, while men stay at home and do the weaving.” In his travels, Herodotus was accustomed...

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Carousel Community FeatureJo Fredell Higgins Steve Westerlund

Steve Westerlund survived conditions, 36-company career

On August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 By admin

This week, you can enjoy reading about Steve Westerlund and his experiences while serving with the United States Air Force (USAF). He enlisted in the USAF in 1968 and completed an assignment in Iran in March 1971. He spent a year-and-a-half at McClellan AFB. He was married to Sherry on...

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Carousel HistoryJo Fredell Higgins Magna Carta

Pressure on England’s King John led to 1215 Magna Carta

On August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 By admin

“To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny, or delay, right, or justice.” Clause 40 In 1206 King John renewed his war with France causing him to lose the duchies of Normandy and Anjou among other territories. A feud with Pope Innocent III began in 1208...

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Jo Fredell Higgins Woodridge book-signing

On August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 By admin

The signature book-signing and release event for the history of Woodridge Book, published by Arcadia Publishing, at Woodridge Village Hall Saturday, July 30 brings to light the establishment of Woodridge. The chief of police played the bagpipes and the mayor, Gina Cunningham, opened the program with the Color Guard presentation...

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Carousel HistoryAndrew Jackson Jo Fredell Higgins

President Andrew Jackson continually contradictory

On July 26, 2022July 25, 2022 By admin

“I was born for a storm. And a calm does not suit me.” —Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born in the colonial Carolinas March 15, 1767 and was an American lawyer, general, and statesman, who served as the seventh president of the United States, 1829 to 1837. Jackson had gained...

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Carousel HistoryEleanor Roosevelt Jo Fredell Higgins

‘Universal respect’ for the late Eleanor Roosevelt

On July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 By admin

“You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best you have to give.” —Eleanor Roosevelt When her name is spoken, so many images come to mind. How one person can accomplish what Eleanor Roosevelt did is amazing...

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Carousel Feature HistoryJo Fredell Higgins John F. Kennedy

The scene set prior to the killing of president John F. Kennedy

On July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 By admin

Having lived through the events of November 22, 1963, while watching the black and white television coverage, I thought I knew enough about the assassination of president John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK). But reading Bill O’Reilly’s book of 10 years ago, “Killing Kennedy”, reminded me of much I had not known...

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HistoryGeorge Washington Jo Fredell Higgins

Washington, Jefferson, others, lead colonies to country

On July 5, 2022July 2, 2022 By admin

“They fought like soldiers and died like men.” —Commander-in-Chief Washington The Father of our country, George Washington, served as colonel of the Virginia regiment, and was a man of personal strength and courage. His charisma, wit, and intellect were greatly applauded. He was a man of principle and determination. He...

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Carousel HistoryClaude Debussy Jo Fredell Higgins

Clair de lune music reflects Claude Debussy mastery

On June 28, 2022June 27, 2022 By admin

Listen to the beauty of Clair de lune and hear the majesty of Claude Debussy’s mastery. Enjoy his Afternoon of a Fawn and feel mesmerized by its tones. Or his Dialogue of the Wind and Sea and you can visualize the very image of a “wild grey ocean driven before...

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Feature HistoryCleopatra Jo Fredell Higgins

Cleopatra’s reputation: Elite, scholarly, survives today

On June 21, 2022June 20, 2022 By admin

The Latin form Cleopatra comes from the ancient Greek meaning “glory of her father.” Her adopted title means “goddess who loves her father.” And so with very little of historic records, we form an opinion. No papyri from Alexandria survive. Almost nothing of the ancient city survives. There is one...

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Carousel History InternationalFrance Jo Fredell Higgins

Gabrielle and Peter enjoy the 1987 day in Paris

On June 14, 2022June 13, 2022 By admin

Napoleon III became Emperor in 1852 when the city of Paris was heavily polluted. Parisians were emptying sewage and waste into the streets and into the Seine River. There were no sewers. In 1832 there had been a massive cholera epidemic in which 20,000 residents died. A new city emerged...

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Rafaello Sanzio: One fine draftsman in Western art

On June 7, 2022June 6, 2022 By admin

Raffaello Sanzio was born March 28, 1483 in Urbino, Duchy of Urbino. Both parents died when he was a young child, so he essentially grew up as an orphan. Urbino was not the promising center of artistic paintings as was Florence or Rome. His father was court painter to the...

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FeatureJo Fredell Higgins

Discussion, examination, of a door reveals much of life

On May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 By admin

On one side of the door, the north side, the triangular vase of lilies of the valley cascaded down the wood. On the other side of the door was a draft-stopping bear, legs akimbo, to keep out the Spring winds. How can it be that the opposites of one door...

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Feature InternationalFrance Jo Fredell Higgins

Grandeur zenith of French Versailles at French Revolution

On May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 By admin

When Louis XIII succeeded as French king in 1610, Versailles was a prosperous hamlet set in an upland valley which was only partially cleared for cultivation. There were 200 residents near this primal woodland. The Latin word vertere means to turn the soil and immortalizes the “hard grind of the...

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FeatureJo Fredell Higgins Mackinac Island

Michigan’s Mackinac Island a relaxing Summer getaway

On May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 By admin

The deep blue waters of Lake Huron have seen the passage of Native American, French explorers, missionaries and fur traders. As early as 1000 A.D., Native Americans were summering on Mackinac Island and nearby Bois Blanc Island. They planted corn, came to fish, worship and bury their dead. It is...

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CarouselJo Fredell Higgins Theodore Roosevelt

In early 20th Century, U.S. expanded, grew into world power

On May 10, 2022May 9, 2022 By admin

U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt said “Believe and you’re halfway there.” Throughout his presidency from 1901-1909, he pushed lawmakers and citizens to dream and experiment. During this decade Americans dealt with social issues, businesses expanded, and manufacturers introduced new products, including paper towels, paper cups, Hershey bars, and crayons. Let us...

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Feature InternationalItaly Jo Fredell Higgins

Jolly banter, picnic baskets, love, in Tuscan region of Italy

On May 3, 2022May 2, 2022 By admin

Alongside the house at 43 Assisi Lane hung the wisteria vines and next to them were the lemon trees filled with fruit. It was a sun-filled day in Montepulciano in the Tuscan region of Italy. Maria and her beaux, Jimmy, were planning for a picnic just a few blocks past...

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FeatureCoffee Jo Fredell Higgins

Arbuckle coffee historical, popular, in the Old West

On April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 By admin

“The entire strength and aromare retained by process of glazing coffee.” —Arbuckle advertisement Do you consider yourself a tea aficionado or do you love your morning coffee? I so enjoy the aroma of coffee, but have never liked drinking it. On the other hand, I enjoy tea both hot or...

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Cecelia celebrates her 16th birthday in ancient Italy

On April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 By admin

The ancient Roman road wound around Siena and into the foothills and the early morning air promised a soft, languid, day filled with sunshine. Olive trees and overgrown cherry trees dotted the landscape and workers all ready were in the fields and wearing broad straw hats to protect their faces....

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