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Pauline Dolinski has visited 50 states and over 60 countries. She spent ten years cruising the world on a sailboat. Pauline loves travel, literature, and visiting historic homes from huts to castles. You can reach Pauline at travelsofpauline@yahoo.com.

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Veterans Day began as Armistice Day at the end of World War I

Monday, November 9th, 2009

The day we call Veterans Day started out as Armistice Day, which commemorated the end of the fighting in World War I and the Armistice on November 11,...
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The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Saturday, November 7th, 2009 · 20 comments

A trolley bridge was built in 1908 across the Deerfield River connecting the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Massachusetts. The 400 foot bridge...
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Why do Americans not celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 · 20 comments

Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, has been celebrated in England and much of the British Commonwealth since 1605, but it is not observed in the...
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Shaping our Destiny - Williamsburg program on the African American pursuit of liberty

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 · 22 comments

The lives of the African Americans in Virginia during Colonial times are getting increased attention from Colonial Williamsburg, which is offering a...
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Five scary stories in literary history with places to visit

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 · 19 comments

Since the first scary story was told, probably around the campfire in a cave, people have been entertained by...
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The White House of the Confederacy and home of the Davis family in Richmond, Virginia

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 · 20 comments

The White House of the Confederacy was the family home of the Davis family with their energetic children, but it has been designated a National...
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The CDC Pandemic Flu Storybook tells tales of the Asian Flu of 1957

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By the time the world was dealing with the influenza pandemic of 1957, new medicines to treat the symptoms and complication had been developed, as had...
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CDC Pandemic Influenza Storybook tells personal histories of flu victims of 1918 and 1957

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Stories of the people who suffered from the flu pandemic of 1918 and the flu of 1957 were gathered into a Flu Storybook by the Center for Disease...
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Spooky events at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia

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Halloween, scary stories, and black cats naturally bring a reader to Edgar Allan Poe. The small but active Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia manages to...
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The secrets of the chocolate maker at Colonial Williamsburg

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Chocolate began as a hot drink, usually served with breakfast almost everywhere in the 18th century. Williamsburg researchers say that the first...
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