History – Anne's Site

Changing the NSCDA

Anne / December 28, 2024

When my grandmother had me proposed for membership in the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) in […]

Anne / January 7, 2024

Part 1: Before Plymouth The first English colony in New England was Plymouth. Plymouth and the so-called Pilgrims who founded

Anne / April 25, 2023

This is the true story of the greatest interspecies war in recorded history. The setting is Western Australia, October 1932,

Anne / March 7, 2022

One of my favorite ancestors is Dr. Benjamin West (1730-1813) of Providence, Rhode Island. That’s his marble bust at the

Anne / March 5, 2022

A few years ago, I had the extraordinary good fortune to come into possession of a letter written by my

Anne / November 12, 2019

Thirty years ago this week, the Berlin Wall fell. It encircled only part of the city, dividing it between East

Anne / April 26, 2019

Robert Harrison Poynter (1844-1902) was a Methodist minister who rode a circuit in southeastern Arkansas in the latter part of

Anne / March 28, 2018

I have had just about enough of people saying the 16 to 18-year-old students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,

Anne / November 21, 2016

I can thank my migraines for Dr. Benjamin West. When I am anxious or don’t feel well, I often do

Anne / December 30, 2014

I love all these things. I love reading, period. There is so much to learn, so much to know. If