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Tag Archives: history
New column: “Make the holidays your own celebration”
Happy December, everyone! My newest column is about December celebrations, big and small–and a trip I was lucky enough to take with dear friends to Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate a milestone birthday. We must mark the moments, y’all! ‘Tis … Continue reading
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New column: “Come together for the holidays, no matter your family’s traditions”
This is a season of celebration: of peace, hope, and good will, in faith traditions all over the world. In honor of Decemver 3rd marking the first day of Hanukkah, my newspaper column this week is about the history and … Continue reading
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New column: “We give thanks in spite of ourselves”
Happy Thanksgiving, dear reader friends! I hope you are all celebrating today, and this week, with the people you love. Since childhood, Thanksgiving has been special to me. But I’ve struggled with the roots of the Thanksgiving story–mostly, with what … Continue reading
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New column: “Ellis Island safeguards key component of U.S. history”
Recently I was lucky enough to travel to New York City with my sister and mother, to celebrate our mom’s 70th birthday. To put it mildly, we had a ball! One of the coolest, most important stops on our trip … Continue reading
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New column: “The not-so trivial pursuit of ‘useless knowledge’”
My newspaper column this week is about the interesting people born in, and events that occurred, over the years in October. What can I say? I am a pursuer of trivia. A keeper of “useless” knowledge. It’s fun to know … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, Asheville Citizen-Times, author, CNF, column, columnist, creative nonfiction, data, essay, essayist, facts, Greenville News, history, in this month, Katherine Scott Crawford, knowledge, life, newspaper column, October, on this day, personal, random, trivia, Trivial Pursuit, useless knowledge, writer
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New column: “‘History junkies’ needed to make field trips come alive”
Field trips make history–and any other subject–come alive, for kids of all ages. This and more in my newspaper column this week. Plus the Transylvania History Society, who is looking for a local history buff to help them help area … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, Asheville Citizen-Times, Brevard, CNF, column, columnist, come alive, creative nonfiction, education, essay, field trips, Gannett, historical preservation, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, mountains, NC, newspaper columnist, North Carolina, parenting, teachers, teaching, The Greenville News, Transylvania County, Transylvania County Historical Society, USA Today, WNC
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New column: “A Confederate flag story, a story I’m embarrassed to tell”
This week in my column in The Greenville News, I wrote about something I did as a 13 year-old: something that has haunted me ever since. It involves race, friendship, history, a letter to the editor, and the Confederate flag. … Continue reading
New column: “Historic preservation is at the heart of a strong community”
Hi, all! My column this in The Greenville News week focuses on National Historic Preservation Month, and protecting our shared past. I hope you’ll take a look here.
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