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Notes Of Debates From The Continental Congress Features

Notes Of Debates From The Continental Congress

Within the National Archives, the diary of our future President John Adams is held. Reading his notes from 28 July 1774 provide great insight into the...

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Will It Be A Knife Or Fork Or Spoon This Winter? Features

Will It Be A Knife Or Fork Or Spoon This Winter?

Tammy Wilson 2024-09-25 12:18:17

About this time every year, we try to predict winter. Will it be mild? Wet? How much snow will we get?Weather predictions have never been an exact sci...

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Georgia – The Outlier Features

Georgia – The Outlier

The colonies elected delegates to the First Continental Congress in various ways. Some delegates were elected through their respective colonial legisl...

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Growing Up Loved Features

Growing Up Loved

Judge Rembert 2024-09-22 00:11:42

She sits on her porch...     She drinks her coffee and...And she thinks of her life...     She thinks of the p...

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Who Were William Hooper, Joseph Hewes & Richard Caswell? Features

Who Were William Hooper, Joseph Hewes & Richard Caswell?

The First Provincial Congress elected three delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. These three delegates were witness and party ...

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Do You Say “Thank You” Features

Do You Say “Thank You”

Judge Rembert 2024-09-15 00:02:00

When the clerk in the store told...     Told you where the item was...The item you needed...    Did you say “...

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Every September, I Become My Mother Features

Every September, I Become My Mother

Tammy Wilson 2024-09-10 00:00:00

The transition from summer to fall, brings to mind the fashion rule: Don’t wear white shoes after Labor Day.If you were raised by a mother&mdash...

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The Beginnings Of Self Government Features

The Beginnings Of Self Government

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about the beginnings of ...

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Patriot Turned Pirate Features

Patriot Turned Pirate

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about Samuel Ross Mason....

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Unsettling Blue Moon Pays A Visit Features

Unsettling Blue Moon Pays A Visit

Tammy Wilson 2024-08-27 00:00:00

We’ve all heard about odd things happening under a full moon. Police officers get busier, emergency rooms fill up, things get freaky.This past f...

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250th Anniversary Of The First Provincial Congress & The Committees Of Safety Features

250th Anniversary Of The First Provincial Congress & The Committees Of...

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday, we learn about North Carolina taking its first...

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Proclamation Of Rebellion Features

Proclamation Of Rebellion

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about King George III an...

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Before The Tomato Worm Cometh Features

Before The Tomato Worm Cometh

Tammy Wilson 2024-08-13 01:00:00

If you’ve been reading this column from the beginning, you may remember the following installment inspired by my lame attempts at growing tomato...

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The Cherokee And Catawba Nations And The Revolutionary War Features

The Cherokee And Catawba Nations And The Revolutionary War

In this, another in the series of articles from the SAR and DAR leading up to America's 250th birthday in 2026, we learn more about North Carolina&rsq...

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Cherokee Expedition Features

Cherokee Expedition

Between August and September 1776, thousands of Continental soldiers and militia from Virginia, Georgia and both North and South Carolina descended up...

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Aging Phones Bring Out The Luddite In Me Features

Aging Phones Bring Out The Luddite In Me

Tammy Wilson 2024-07-30 00:00:00

Electronics stores are foreign territory, no more often than I replace my devices.I figure if it still works, why buy a new one?Case in point, my rece...

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