https://www.suzanneadair.net Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:07:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 58597314 Emergency Grants to Help Artists During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/03/18/emergency-grants-to-help-artists-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:00:36 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3856 Since last Friday, I’ve had one upcoming author event after another cancelled or postponed because of COVID-19. Coming on the heels of the expensive repairs I had to make on my car in late January, loss of all that work … Continue reading →

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]]> 3856 Anachronism, a Sundial, and the Enslaved People of Joel Lane’s Plantation https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/25/anachronism-a-sundial-and-the-enslaved-people-of-joel-lanes-plantation/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/25/anachronism-a-sundial-and-the-enslaved-people-of-joel-lanes-plantation/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2020 20:55:57 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3836 Joel Lane Museum House director Lanie Hubbard shows how a group of enslaved people from late 18th-century North Carolina was recently memorialized. ### Relevant History welcomes Lanie Hubbard, director of the Joel Lane Museum House (JLMH) in Raleigh, North Carolina. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/25/anachronism-a-sundial-and-the-enslaved-people-of-joel-lanes-plantation/feed/ 11 3836 Holding History in Your Hand https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/04/holding-history-in-your-hand/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/04/holding-history-in-your-hand/#comments Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:00:17 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3808 Historical mystery author Ana Brazil champions the visual value of vintage postcards. ### Relevant History welcomes back Ana Brazil, a longtime student of history and a voracious reader of mystery. Her historical mystery novel and short stories feature brash American … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/02/04/holding-history-in-your-hand/feed/ 25 3808 The “Why” Behind Two Famous Witch Hunts https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/01/14/the-why-behind-two-famous-witch-hunts/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/01/14/the-why-behind-two-famous-witch-hunts/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:53:37 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3796 Historical fiction author Karen Perkins takes a stab at the “why” of two historical witch hunts. ### Relevant History welcomes historical fiction author Karen Perkins, author of the Yorkshire Ghost Stories, the Pendle Witch Short Stories, and the Valkyrie Series … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2020/01/14/the-why-behind-two-famous-witch-hunts/feed/ 25 3796 What was That Anniversary Date Again? https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/12/03/what-was-that-anniversary-date-again/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/12/03/what-was-that-anniversary-date-again/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:41:33 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3777 Historical mystery author Anne Louise Bannon reveals why L.A.P.D. personnel aren’t really sure how old the department is. ### Relevant History welcomes back historical mystery author Anne Louise Bannon, who writes the “Old Los Angeles” mystery series set in the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/12/03/what-was-that-anniversary-date-again/feed/ 4 3777 A Subtle Symbol of Tyranny and Patriotism https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/11/19/a-subtle-symbol-of-tyranny-and-patriotism/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/11/19/a-subtle-symbol-of-tyranny-and-patriotism/#comments Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:57:15 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3765 Historical nonfiction author Kimberly Walters provides a window into the social and political life of 18th-century America—via tea. ### Relevant History welcomes back nonfiction author Kimberly K. Walters, who started reenacting as a hearth cook in 2009 as the Washington … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/11/19/a-subtle-symbol-of-tyranny-and-patriotism/feed/ 45 3765 The Matrilineal Culture of the Algonquian Peoples of Eastern North Carolina https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/22/the-matrilineal-culture-of-the-algonquian-peoples-of-eastern-north-carolina/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/22/the-matrilineal-culture-of-the-algonquian-peoples-of-eastern-north-carolina/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:32 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3753 William Denton discusses a major source of the culture clash between Algonquian people and the first Europeans in North Carolina. ### Relevant History welcomes William Denton: historian, author, and blogger. Born and raised in Eastern North Carolina, his areas of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/22/the-matrilineal-culture-of-the-algonquian-peoples-of-eastern-north-carolina/feed/ 26 3753 The Historical in “Historical Fantasy/Steampunk” https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/08/the-historical-in-historical-fantasysteampunk/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/08/the-historical-in-historical-fantasysteampunk/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3739 Historical fantasy/steampunk author Jeri Westerson describes the depth of historical research she used for her series. ### Relevant History welcomes back Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson, author of twelve Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mystery novels, a series nominated for thirteen … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/10/08/the-historical-in-historical-fantasysteampunk/feed/ 6 3739 Regency England’s “Shampooing Surgeon” https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/09/24/regency-englands-shampooing-surgeon/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/09/24/regency-englands-shampooing-surgeon/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:31:59 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3727 Historical mystery author Libi Astaire describes how entrepreneur Sake Deen Mahomed took Regency England by storm with his exotic, Indian-ambiance vapor bathhouse. ### Relevant History welcomes back Libi Astaire, author of the award-winning Jewish Regency Mystery Series in which a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/09/24/regency-englands-shampooing-surgeon/feed/ 10 3727 Pedestrianism: Fad Sport in Victorian America https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/09/10/pedestrianism-fad-sport-in-victorian-america/ https://www.suzanneadair.net/2019/09/10/pedestrianism-fad-sport-in-victorian-america/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:15:09 +0000 http://www.suzanneadair.net/?p=3707 Historical mystery author Steve Bartholomew reveals a peculiar Victorian precursor to Olympic speed walking. ~~~ Relevant History welcomes back Steve Bartholomew, who grew up in San Francisco but has lived other places such as Mexico City and New York. Now … Continue reading →

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