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Month: December 2021

December 31, 2021January 11, 2022joynealkidney

A Child’s 100-Year-Old Bentwood Chair from Sunday School

December 28, 2021January 24, 2022joynealkidney

Why 1846 was an “Astonishing and Decisive” Year

December 27, 2021November 4, 2021joynealkidney

The Dexter Farm

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021joynealkidney

Bacon and Eggs for Christmas Dinner 1945

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021joynealkidney

Grandma Ruby Neal’s Christmas Kuchen Bread

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021joynealkidney

The Old Thriftway Store at Perry, Iowa

December 15, 2021June 19, 2022joynealkidney

The Local New Horizons Band

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021joynealkidney

Two New Stories from Gracie Press, Gracie being a Charming Chicken

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021joynealkidney

Radio City Rockette Julie Branam

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021joynealkidney

Sarah Burning by Tim Ritter, Plus a TV Interview about the Fire that Defined His Family

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021joynealkidney

The Attack on Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 80 Years Ago

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021joynealkidney

The Left-Handed Girl

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021joynealkidney

Two New WWII Historical Novels

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