Laurie Winslow SargentHistory Archives - Laurie Winslow Sargent https://www.crossconnectmedia.com/category/history/ Author Website for Laurie Winslow Sargent Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:04:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/crossconnectmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/headshot2.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 History Archives - Laurie Winslow Sargent https://www.crossconnectmedia.com/category/history/ 32 32 69683000 Grandpa and the Maharaja of Jaipur https://crossconnectmedia.com/grandpa-and-the-maharaja-of-jaipur/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/grandpa-and-the-maharaja-of-jaipur/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 19:26:30 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent https://crossconnectmedia.com/?p=87181 The book The Henna Artist (by Alka Joshi) includes scenes set in the Indian palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur. That brings alive a 1920s invitation in my possession--from that maharaja to my American grandfather, J.K. Pearce.

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]]> The book The Henna Artist (by Alka Joshi) includes scenes set in the Indian palace of the Maharaja of Jaipur. That brings alive a 1920s invitation in my possession--from that maharaja to my American grandfather, J.K. Pearce.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/grandpa-and-the-maharaja-of-jaipur/feed/ 0 87181 Reawakened Worlds: 8 Fun 1950s-1960s Classic Sci-Fi Short Stories https://crossconnectmedia.com/reawakened-worlds-8-fun-1950s-1960s-classic-sci-fi-short-stories/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/reawakened-worlds-8-fun-1950s-1960s-classic-sci-fi-short-stories/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:16:02 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent https://crossconnectmedia.com/?p=86581 In REAWAKENED WORLDS Vol. One, 1950s university professors & archaeologists, 1940s boxers, and 1960s teen surfers all have mysterious encounters. Read how John Hayden Howard's writing style is unique in this book of classic science fiction short stories.

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]]> In REAWAKENED WORLDS Vol. One, 1950s university professors & archaeologists, 1940s boxers, and 1960s teen surfers all have mysterious encounters. Read how John Hayden Howard's writing style is unique in this book of classic science fiction short stories.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/reawakened-worlds-8-fun-1950s-1960s-classic-sci-fi-short-stories/feed/ 0 86581 Hayden Howard: his creative wordplay in Ten Rounds for the All-Time Champ https://crossconnectmedia.com/hayden-howard-short-stories-with-creative-wordplay/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/hayden-howard-short-stories-with-creative-wordplay/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:33:45 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent https://crossconnectmedia.com/?p=86522 In John Hayden Howard's short story Ten Rounds for the All-Time Champ (in REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-Fi ) the author used creative wordplay and characterization in this story about a 1940s boxer.

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]]> In John Hayden Howard's short story Ten Rounds for the All-Time Champ (in REAWAKENED WORLDS: Vintage Dystopian and Sci-Fi ) the author used creative wordplay and characterization in this story about a 1940s boxer.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/hayden-howard-short-stories-with-creative-wordplay/feed/ 3 86522 Legacy of a Walla Walla Pioneer: John Martin Gose (1825-1919) https://crossconnectmedia.com/legacy-of-a-walla-walla-pioneer-john-martin-gose-1825-1919/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/legacy-of-a-walla-walla-pioneer-john-martin-gose-1825-1919/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:36:11 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=1506 While learning about my world-traveling, teacher-athlete grandmother Gladys, I became curious. Had she inherited an adventure gene from her Oregon Trail traveling parents and grandparents?

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]]> While learning about my world-traveling, teacher-athlete grandmother Gladys, I became curious. Had she inherited an adventure gene from her Oregon Trail traveling parents and grandparents?

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/legacy-of-a-walla-walla-pioneer-john-martin-gose-1825-1919/feed/ 6 1506 Podcast Interview: Parenting Personalities and History https://crossconnectmedia.com/podcast-interview-parenting-personalities-and-history/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/podcast-interview-parenting-personalities-and-history/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:05:39 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=1061 For her Heart of the Matter podcast, Cynthia L. Simmons and I discussed parent-child personality differences, homeschooling, and looked back through history at one 1930s mom's parenting style.

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]]> For her Heart of the Matter podcast, Cynthia L. Simmons and I discussed parent-child personality differences, homeschooling, and looked back through history at one 1930s mom's parenting style.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/podcast-interview-parenting-personalities-and-history/feed/ 0 1061 1848: An Abolitionist Bill for Secession https://crossconnectmedia.com/1848-abolitionists-bill-secession/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/1848-abolitionists-bill-secession/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:29:43 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=992 1848: Little-known History ~ Abolitionist voters in Massachusetts, 17 years before the 13th amendment, proposed a bill: denounce slavery or secede from the Union. I was excited to see names from my family tree among these abolitionist signers.

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]]> 1848: Little-known History ~ Abolitionist voters in Massachusetts, 17 years before the 13th amendment, proposed a bill: denounce slavery or secede from the Union. I was excited to see names from my family tree among these abolitionist signers.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/1848-abolitionists-bill-secession/feed/ 1 992 Calculating Characters in Family History https://crossconnectmedia.com/calculating-characters-in-family-history/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/calculating-characters-in-family-history/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:56:09 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=969 In writing history – family history or a historical biography— using a little math humanizes characters so we can see them as former living, breathing human beings.1 calculator + 1 family tree = more compelling stories.

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]]> In writing history – family history or a historical biography— using a little math humanizes characters so we can see them as former living, breathing human beings.1 calculator + 1 family tree = more compelling stories.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/calculating-characters-in-family-history/feed/ 2 969 A 1915 Yearbook Shows Teen Life 105 Years Ago https://crossconnectmedia.com/1915-yearbook-vintage-wahi/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/1915-yearbook-vintage-wahi/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:32:35 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=909 This digitally archived vintage 1915 yearbook included student nominations for Best Fusser, Class Suffragette, Class “Burns” and Class “Harriet Stowe”. What great fun it is, reading my grandparents’ 1915 WaHi yearbook, from Walla Walla High in Washington State. It’s like peeking through a window into their teenage personalities! I found the digital copy, via Google […]

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]]> This digitally archived vintage 1915 yearbook included student nominations for Best Fusser, Class Suffragette, Class “Burns” and Class “Harriet Stowe”. What great fun it is, reading my grandparents’ 1915 WaHi yearbook, from Walla Walla High in Washington State. It’s like peeking through a window into their teenage personalities! I found the digital copy, via Google […]

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/1915-yearbook-vintage-wahi/feed/ 1 909 A Sure-footed Dhurzee & a Sly Cook https://crossconnectmedia.com/a-sure-footed-dhurzee-a-sly-sacked-cook-gladys-pearce/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/a-sure-footed-dhurzee-a-sly-sacked-cook-gladys-pearce/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2020 21:03:46 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=819 In 1926, Gladys Pearce, fresh from America, was new to routines in British India. Although she admired the tailor, she let the cook know she was not as naive as he'd hoped.

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]]> In 1926, Gladys Pearce, fresh from America, was new to routines in British India. Although she admired the tailor, she let the cook know she was not as naive as he'd hoped.

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/a-sure-footed-dhurzee-a-sly-sacked-cook-gladys-pearce/feed/ 2 819 A Story About a Love Story https://crossconnectmedia.com/a-story-about-a-love-story-midday-india-article/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/a-story-about-a-love-story-midday-india-article/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:03:23 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=710 How Adventures in the Attic led to a Mumbai, India article about Gladys and Ken's romance

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]]> How Adventures in the Attic led to a Mumbai, India article about Gladys and Ken's romance

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