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Walking the Wilderness Trail, Part II: Wilderness Trail Distillery
To begin my Bourbon Trail journey, I recently attended a tour at the Wilderness Trail Distillery (WT) in Danville, Kentucky. It was on a...
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Jul 3, 20226 min read
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Moments in History: 7 Major Events That Led to the American Revolution and Independence
America’s war for independence wasn’t a knee-jerk, emotional reaction to British overreach. Rather, a series of events over many years...
michellebennington
Jul 2, 20229 min read
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Celebration! A Book Release and More!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to announce that today is a BIG DAY for me! My first ever book is being released by Level Best Books! I have...
michellebennington
May 31, 20225 min read
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Walking the Bourbon Trail: A Bourbon Distillery Tour, Part 1
I love bourbon. Ironically, I rarely drink. And though I love the taste of bourbon (straight, neat), and the various foods flavored with...
michellebennington
May 26, 20225 min read
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Mass Psychosis in France's Great Fear
In my last blog, I wrote about the Dancing Plague, a mass psychosis of mysterious origin. Since then I’ve become fascinated by other...
michellebennington
Apr 1, 20226 min read
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Let's Dance: the Strasbourg Dancing Delirium
No, we're not talking about the David Bowie song here (though the song is now stuck in my head.... "Put on your red shoes and dance the...
michellebennington
Feb 11, 20228 min read
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"The White Squaw": Two Women in One Life
Cynthia Ann Parker’s story is a tragic one. She was born to Silas Mercer Parker and Lucinda Parker (née Duty) in Crawford County,...
michellebennington
Jan 29, 20229 min read
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Quanah Parker: The Last Comanche Chief
I became interested in learning more about Quanah Parker after discovering the book Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise...
michellebennington
Jan 17, 20227 min read
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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...
michellebennington
May 27, 20215 min read
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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...
michellebennington
May 26, 20212 min read
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A Bourbon Ball is Born!
I have just a few more Kentucky-related posts and I swear I’ll move on because there’s a whole world of Mystery and History out there to...
michellebennington
May 21, 20216 min read
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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...
michellebennington
May 3, 20214 min read
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The Kentucky Derby: A Brief History
Widely known as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” because of its approximate duration, The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held...
michellebennington
May 1, 20215 min read
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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...
michellebennington
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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Madam Helena Modjeska
After writing about the famous Kentucky candy, Modjeskas, I became curious about the woman who inspired the caramel-covered marshmallow...
michellebennington
Apr 23, 20213 min read
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