The History Girl

The Conant Connection and the Salem Dream Have you ever felt connected to some place or a certain time period but couldn’t explain wh...

Working on my Pict/Celt and Viking line is always a fun ride.  With lineages that go back this far it is important to note that new informat...

Gilmore Family Crest (Postcard Available Here:  zazzle  ) 'Nil penna usus' - 'Not the quill but its use' "It wil...

I just loved this gem of a story found in 'The Celtic Twilight' by WB Yeats: "One day the Sligo people say a man from Roughley ...

I've always been fascinated by the women of Britain and the United States during WWII. From cooking on rations to the restrictions on cl...

Curry is a complex dish that can trace it's origins to Eastern and Southern Asia.  And using spices, herbs, and chilies, curry is a ver...

Sorry it has been so long since my last post but life gets in the way sometimes and a blog has to take a backseat! Well, I'm back and ...