Charles Blondin was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He is best known for tightrope walks across Niagara Falls, including pushing a wheelbarrow, walking on stilts, standing on a chair with only one leg balanced on the rope, and sitting midway to cook and eat an omelet. During a UK tour in 1862, Blondin ferried a lion in his wheelbarrow across a wire at the Liverpool Zoological Gardens.
Read ArticleAnyone who knows me knows I am a Facebook addict. I first used it 14 years ago to stay in touch with friends and to update them on my wife’s heart transplant recovery. During the pandemic, I used it more, sharing positive posts—photos, jokes, uplifting quotes, and thought-provoking stories and articles—to encourage others during that dark, scary time.
Read ArticleIt’s that time of year again! Last Friday, my wife checked the Hallmark Channel and found only Christmas movies, with Christmas being promoted throughout July. She was excited, but I was not. Don’t get me wrong. I love Christmas, but I prefer to celebrate it in December. Everything has its season—there’s a time for Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving
Read ArticleIn honor of America’s 250th birthday and as my family’s genealogist, I want to share with you how the Richmond family came to America.
Read ArticleThere’s a Queen song I like called “The Miracle.” The song opens, “Every drop of rain that falls in the Sahara Desert says it all, it’s a miracle. All God’s creations, great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal, that’s a miracle.” I could go on, but you get the idea. The song lists so many things in life, both natural and manufactured, that can be considered miracles.
Read ArticleFollowing the First Battle of Manassas, the Bensons discovered a wounded Union soldier, Private John Rice of the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, left for dead near Sudley Church. For ten days, the Bensons dressed his wounds, provided him with food and water, and protected him from the elements.
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