A First for Amelia Earhart
By Tony Pettinato on May 16, 2022
An article about Amelia Earhart becoming the first woman to receive a pilot’s license from the National Aeronautic Association, on 16 May 1923... (Read More)
Category: History
Dorothy Gibson’s Real-Life Movie: ‘Saved from the Titanic’
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2022
Gena Philibert-Ortega tells the story of Dorothy Gibson, an actress who survived the “Titanic” disaster and then starred in a movie about the tragedy... (Read More)
A Genealogist’s Delight: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 11, 2022
Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the history and delights of Hollywood Forever Cemetery – a special treat for genealogists and taphophiles... (Read More)
On This Day: Strange Hoax as Jeannette Rankin Became 1st Woman in Congress
By Tony Pettinato on March 4, 2022
An article about a juvenile hoax pulled in the House of Representatives on what was supposed to be Jeannette Rankin’s first day, 4 March 1917... (Read More)
1st Women-Only Hotel Opened in NYC in 1903
By Tony Pettinato on March 2, 2022
An article about the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel built exclusively for women, opening on 2 March 1903 in New York City... (Read More)
A WWII Mystery: The ‘Battle of L.A.’
By Tony Pettinato on February 25, 2022
An article about the mysterious “Battle of L.A.” during WWII; what exactly the battle was about remains a mystery to this day... (Read More)
Family Treasures: Snow Globes
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 24, 2022
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about her love of collecting snow globes, and shows some samples from her collection... (Read More)
Brave Abolitionists on New England’s Underground Railroad, Part II
By Melissa Berry on January 18, 2022
Melissa Berry continues her story about 2 brothers, William & Francis Jackson, who helped fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts... (Read More)
Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ New Year’s Resolution for America, Part II
By Jane Cook on January 14, 2022
Jane Hampton Cook describes how readers reacted to “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine’s popular pamphlet that rallied support for the American Revolution... (Read More)
