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L.A. Mystery: A Kidnapping in Hollywood (part 2)

By James Pylant on May 7, 2025

In this article, James Pylant concludes his story of the puzzling kidnapping of a young mother in Hollywood in 1921 that confounded the police... (Read More)

Illustration: Sherlock Holmes investigates a mystery. Illustration credit: https://depositphotos.com/home.html

L.A. Mystery: A Kidnapping in Hollywood (part 1)

By James Pylant on May 6, 2025

In this article, James Pylant describes the puzzling kidnapping of a young mother in Hollywood in 1921 that confounded the police... (Read More)

Photo: close-up of Rev. Peter P. Cooney. Credit: Notre Dame Special Collection.

Easter Celebration: Remembering Father Cooney

By Melissa Berry on April 18, 2025

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Father Cooney celebrating Easter Mass on a Civil War battlefield during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864... (Read More)

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Genealogy Surprise: Murder in My Family Tree

By James Pylant on March 25, 2025

James Pylant describes how, while researching a previous story, he was surprised to find that one of his relatives was the accused killer’s wife!.. (Read More)

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For St. Patrick’s Day: Honoring Capt. Jeremiah O’Brien

By Melissa Berry on March 17, 2025

In this article, for St. Patrick’s Day, Melissa Davenport Berry describes the exciting exploits of an Irish American hero during the American Revolution... (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 3)

By James Pylant on March 10, 2025

In this article, James Pylant concludes a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 2)

By James Pylant on February 25, 2025

In this article, James Pylant continues telling a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

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Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 1)

By James Pylant on February 24, 2025

In this article, James Pylant tells a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)

Photo: Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner, 8 November 1863. Credit: Mead Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Lincoln Pleads for Peace in War-Torn Missouri

By Tony Pettinato on February 20, 2025

A letter Pres. Lincoln wrote to Missouri Gov. Fletcher on 20 February 1865 pleading for “old friendships” and “Christian charity” to end the violence... (Read More)

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