Author: Garnetjewel
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Islamo… What? Wrong Word It’s Antisemitism
Thank goodness for Veterans and Americans standing up for our morals in this country. Although some crazy people are taking down posters meant to be a reminder to not forget that these beautiful children were stolen from their Jewish parents. Hallelujah… there are some sane Americans left in New York City. Several people including some…
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Family and Loss; Army Style
Grandpa Freddy was personally selected to be the man for Rosemary by his future Mother-in-law. She was another force to be reckoned with like his own Mother. Jeannette Swan Robert was a woman who was dealt some harsh blows in her life. Her husband, the father of her 3 girls died in 1944 Rosemary was…
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What historical event fascinates you the most?-Writing Prompt.
I do love this question yet as a historian it’s difficult to pin print one event. It took Grandpa Leo’s death and hearing literally hundreds of friends and family say the phrase Prisoner of War at his viewing. That moment in time impacted me in staggering ways. Not only did it send me on a…
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A Feisty Woman & Iran
This woman came into my peripheral vision during the Covid lockdown in 2020. I saw some of her posts and videos on Gab which I was only on for a short time and then on Telegram. She is a German woman with her own thoughts and she won’t be silenced. A recent article from the…
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Listening to Uncle Tom
Interviewing Veterans was still a new experience for me. One of my teachers from high school gave a few of us a graduation gift. This gift wasn’t used for college it was used to have conversations and record them for posterity. This recorder was given to me at the perfect time and Grandpa knew that…
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Sullivan Building Back
Earlier this year a violent tornado ravaged from Illinois through Indiana. It is not an evening or night I will forget anytime soon. The next day I literally had a full day of light-headedness and dizziness. Memories that are hard to forget that I had never experienced from winds the day after even. Over the…
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Hoosiers Everywhere Are Mourning
Growing up in Southern Indiana there aren’t too many of us who don’t know the name Bobby Knight. This coach is legendary and my Dad just happens to also be a high school basketball player back in his day. I have seen the video of him throwing the chair multiple times in my life even…
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What something you believe everyone should know.-Writing Prompt
There are so many ways to answer this question. I would be remiss though at this time of Thanksgiving to not take advantage of this moment. This has been quite a ride since the last week and a half of March earlier this year. I took a risk and my calculation of releasing some emotions…
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Listening To a Veteran
When Papaw Freddy told me his list of men I needed to interview his brother-in-law was high on the list. This was among the first couple I was able to do while Papaw was still alive. It was important to him, my Great Uncle Tom was a special man and I could see it in…
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1890
The world in 1890 was much different when this little girl was born today. Dugger where she lived most of her life was a mining town and she lived just south of the town. Ironically, I just described myself, but I will come back to this thought later. Mining would be a part of her…
Jewells of Thought 