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My love of American Colonial and Revolutionary history

July 2, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

I love the Fourth of July. Not becuase of the fireworks or the food. Definitely not for the heat!  I love the Fourth of July for the history.  I honestly can’t remember when my love affair with Colonial and Revolutionary American history began. Johnny Tremain, maybe? Or hearing about Betsy Ross—one of the few women we were taught about in elementary school history? What I do know is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Colonial American history, Fourth of July

Oh beautiful for spacious skies …..

July 5, 2017 By Lenora Worth

Hello. I hope you had a great Fourth of July. I thought it might be nice to take a thankfulness tour for the freedoms we hold so dear in our country. So here are some of the things I'm grateful and thankful for because I live in a country that I love and cherish. Beautiful sunrises: Interesting friends: Those who forged our freedom: Gardens that grow: Those who protect … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith Tagged With: Fourth of July, Freedom, Lenora Worth, pie, thankfulness

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