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PAST BLOGS:
History of ‘Votes for Women’ Series:
Voting in Colonial America
Now You Can Vote, Now You Can’t
The Fight Begins
A Rupture in the Cause
Hope Emerges
Finally, Progress
The Lull Before the Storm
Into the Storm
Gathering Steam
The Tide Turns
More History:
The Liberty Bell and the Justice Bell
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby… Or Have We?
Castle Garden: Precursor to Ellis Island
Father of the Yukon
Intrepid Women of the Klondike
Crusader for Justice: Ida B. Wells
Hidden Heroines in History
Starvation Winter in the Klondike
How Homesteaders Shaped the West
Hidden History: A Plot Long Concealed
Abraham Lincoln: Little-known Facets of his Life
Thomas Jefferson: Innovator-in-Chief
The Path to a Thanksgiving Holiday
The Great San Francisco Quake
Trick or Treat
The Evolution of Uncle Sam
Prohibition – A Constitutional Flip Flop
USA’s Oldest European Settlement: Maybe Not What You Think
The Perfect Setting
Hedy Lamarr: A Brilliant Beauty
Mandela’s Road from Prison to Presidency
The Black Death
What’s Old is New Again
Travel/Geography:
THE BADLANDS – A MAJESTIC SETTING
The Palace in the Middle of the USA
Family/Personal:
Discovering a Side of my Dad I Never Knew
Favorite Danish Christmas Traditions
Writing Related:
Observations from a “Word Nerd”
What’s in a (Danish) Name ?
It’s All in the Family
Anticipation: Hopefulness vs. Worry
More Confessions of a Word Nerd
Other:
A Christmas Tradition
Winter Solstice
Ringing in the New Year
Nature Blogs
Mourning Doves
The mournful cooing sound of the Mourning Dove is probably responsible for its name. Often heard before dawn and dusk, the call is often mistaken for that of an owl. Most often found on the ground, the browns, grays, and black of their feathers help them blend into...
Help Birds Keep Warm This Winter
In the cold of winter, there are many things you can do to help birds survive the season. Here are a few tips that are easy to implement. Birds use a lot of extra energy to keep warm in cold weather. Therefore, they must consume more calories than they do in warmer...
Nebraska’s Sensational Spring Spectacle
For a few weeks each spring, one of the world’s most awesome wildlife spectacles occurs right here in Nebraska. Nearly half a million sandhill cranes descend upon the Platte River Valley to feed and rest before continuing their long northward migration to their...
Northern Cardinals
The Northern Cardinal is actually one of seven species in the world with the name Cardinal. The name was derived from the Cardinals (the rank above Bishop) of the Roman Catholic Church who wear red robes and hats. The Northern Cardinal is found in the United States....
Nuthatches
The name Nuthatch probably results from the corruption of the word “nuthack,” referring to the bird’s habit of hacking away at a seed with its beak until it opens. Nuthatches have short legs, flat bodies and large heads. Nuthatch pairs stay together throughout the...
Woodpeckers in Your Backyard
Northern Flicker From the tree to the suet feeder, back to the tree, on to the hopper feeder and then back to the tree. What in the world is that woodpecker doing? Most likely, it’s looking for dinner. Woodpeckers spend most of their waking hours looking for food....
Fun Facts about House Finches
As many of you know, I am an avid birdwatcher. Before retiring, I wrote monthly articles and blogs about bird feeding, birds, and other wildlife. Recently, I have received requests to do this again. Over the next months, I’ll be doing just that. I’m starting with...
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