Fascinating Gravestones

Fascinating Gravestones

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any unusual gravestones, but as some you know, exploring old cemeteries is one of my favorite things to do. I grew up in Buffalo, NY, where there is a famous cemetery called Forest Lawn. My sister Bernadine and I spent...
Fascinating Ancient Textiles

Fascinating Ancient Textiles

Fascinating Ancient Textiles I came upon this amazing article while doing research for my pandemic flu novel. As you will see, ancient textiles are few and far between and here are the top ten finds. All are fascinating, but I think Egtved girl, shown above in her...
Civil War Medicine Chest

Civil War Medicine Chest

Here is a Civil War medicine chest similar to the one that my character, Kate, in The Battlefield Bride, receives as a gift from General William Tecumseh Sherman. Note all the nooks and crannies for medicine bottles and vials, the mortar and pestle for compounding...
Photos from Ellis Island

Photos from Ellis Island

  Fascinating photographs from Ellis Island I came across this article in the Washington Post this week, with absolutely amazing photos of immigrants in their native dress, coming through Ellis Island in New York in the early 20th century.    The differences are...
New Novella Cover Status: Thrilled!

New Novella Cover Status: Thrilled!

Here is the cover for the newest Barbour collection coming out July 2016! My novella, The Battlefield Bride, is featured, and tells the story of a Civil War nurse who finds love on the battlefield while fighting her own personal demons. My character, Kate Wilkes, is a...
The Civil War and the Modern Prosthetics Industry

The Civil War and the Modern Prosthetics Industry

Amputations were performed as early as 950 BC in Egypt, where a wooden prosthetic toe was found in the mummified remains of an ancient king in Egypt. Known as the “Cairo toe”, it showed great attention to detail in the carving of the toenail and the stain...
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