I was born to Thomas and Jane Jemison aboard the ship William and Mary in the fall of 1743 while en route from Northern Ireland to America. ...
Eugenia of Rome
The best of scriptwriters would be hard pressed to match, let alone exceed, my true to life story. It is said that I resorted to what might ...
Weekend Chef - Pasta con Piselli
I decided to start posting an Italian recipe every Friday for those of us courageous enough to venture into the kitchen. Some recipes will b...
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1873 - 1942)
Lucy Maud Montgomery MacDonald (1874-1942) is one of Canada's best known and most enduring authors. Her family always called her “Maud...
Typhoid Mary - Mary Mallon (1869 - 1938)
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Of all the terrible fates to befall an ordinary person, mine was the worst. It ruined my life. Like millions before me, I immigrated to the ...
Adelina Patti (1843 - 1919)
Adelina Patti 1843 - 1919 Opera Singer Diva When it comes to opera, Adelina Patti (February 10, 1843 – September 27, 1919) was...
Jeanne Baret (1740 - 1803)
Jeanne Baret 1740 - 1803 Adventurer World Traveler They say that the life of a sailor is for men only. They say that a woman aboard ...
King Abdullah's Tomb
King Abdullah’s Tomb, by Linda and Gary Cargill, is an adventurous, plot-driven novel that starts on the ill-fated 1915 voyage of the RMS Lu...
Love Letter - Catherine of Aragon to Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536) had the dubious honor of being the first of eight wives to Henry VIII. She bore one child - a daughter, M...
Fannie Farmer (1857 - 1915)
Fannie Farmer 1857 - 1915 Author Healer I was born in Medford, Massachusetts, USA, to Mary Watson Merritt and John Franklin Farmer, a...
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