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To Capture Hearts or Kill a King: The Spectacular Case of La Voisin

In Ep. 3 on my YT channel, I completed a book review of Judith Merkle Riley’s historical fiction The Oracle Glass. It’s a fun book set...

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Remembering the Simpsonville Massacre

In April, on one of our many trips to Louisville for my husband’s medical concerns, the headstones and American flag on the side of the...

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A Determined D-Day Dame

D-Day in WWI is commemorated every June 6th. An unknown number of thousands of men died that day when U.S. soldiers with other allied...

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A Real-Life Kentucky Derby Mystery

I know, I know, the Kentucky Derby ended two weeks ago, but since we’re all still waiting on the 2021 Belmont Stakes (June 5), I figure...

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The Sad Fate of the Kentucky Derby's Founder

Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., also known at "Lutie" among his friends and loved ones descends from American "royalty," so to speak. His...

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Falling Down a Rabbit Hole: the Dark History of Earth Day’s Founder

I know I recently promised that I’d stick to Louisville-related posts for a few entries, however I fell down down a rabbit hole, so bear...

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