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Florence Beatrice Brown Phillips: Life in early 20th century Rhode Island
Florence Beatrice Brown Phillips, August 1, 1899-December 3, 1973. (Earl and Florence Brown Phillips) Florence Beatrice was born on August 1, 1899, to Samuel Francis Brown and Hattie Tyler Perkins Brown. She was an only child. When Florence was born, … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, genealogy, History of New Engand, Perkins Family, women's history
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John Calvin Lawson, Farmer in Arkansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
John Calvin Lawson, August 4, 1864-Jan. 30, 1955. John Calvin Lawson was born in Arkansas in 1864 to Calvin A. Lawson (1825-1907) and Jane Ann Fritts (1835-1902). In the 1870 census John C. is 6-years-old; Calvin is 40 and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, genealogy, Lawsons, Oklahoma
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Claude Christopher Largent: Teacher in Early Oklahoma
Claude Christopher Largent, July 2, 1888-July 25, 1975. Claude Largent was born to George Washington Largent and Mary Lue Smith in Booneville, Arkansas, on July 2, 1888. George Washington (GW) was a farmer and Mary Lue, who was half Indian … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, genealogy, Largent Family, Lawsons, Oklahoma
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George Washington Largent, Arkansas Farmer
George Washington Largent, August 15, 1855-Feb. 26, 1924 George Washington Largent’s life has a bit of mystery about it. His gravestone lists his birth date as August 15, 1859. The month and day are probably correct, though the year of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas, Biography, genealogy, Largent Family, Lawsons
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Waiting
Reflections on Psalm 40 Waiting I waited for the Lord . . . Waiting. Everyone is waiting. The whole world is in expectation. Such is the way of time, that each moment passes and a new one is coming, and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, god, Love, Old Testament, psalms
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Prisoners’ take on “The Storyteller,” by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Storyteller, by Mario Vargas Llosas, is a complex book that interweaves two different narratives, one by a writer, one by a storyteller; the book explores the people of the Amazon rain forest in eastern Peru from the 1950s … Continue reading
Psalm 23
The Old Testament Psalms are constant reminders of how easily humans forget divine blessings and have to be reminded by daily prayer. The Psalms have been human prayer companions for centuries. The Psalms are some of the greatest literature ever … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Love, Old Testament, psalms
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Cyberspace, Virtual Reality, AI, and All that Stuff
First, disclaimers: much of the stuff about virtual reality and gaming is gibberish to me. I am not interested, and I don’t play games or engage in virtual reality (at least the sophisticated forms). At the same time, I am … Continue reading
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The Sea Mark: A Poem
I published a book about John Smith several years ago entitled The Sea Mark. Smith himself wrote a poem of that name. Inspired by Smith, here is my version of the Seamark. Seamark I have searched, the pages of history To … Continue reading
Bucephalus
One of my heroes of the past is Alexander the Great. This is due in part to Plutarch, whose portrait of Alexander, in his Parallel Lives, is arguably one of the reasons I became a historian. Plutarch’s story of the taming … Continue reading
The American Plutarch 