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Unfolding Grandma’s Secret: An Antique World Map Journey

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 20:56:13 +0000

Found! A 103-year-old world map, hidden in Grandma's steamship travel journal. This antique world map includes steamship paths and a color-coded chart indicating ruling nations in 1922. It follows the 51-day journey of my grandmother Gladys Gose (Pearce) from America to India in 1926.

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A Mysterious 1938 4th Grade Report Card

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:48:36 +0000

Today's historical mystery is a 1938 4th Grade report card. It's a strange report, from an odd location--perhaps a boarding school?

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Gremmie’s Reef: in Reawakened Worlds Vol 1

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:35:41 +0000

In Gremmie’s Reef–a 1964 science fiction short story in the anthology Gremmie’s Reef: Classic Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1950s and 1960s (formerly titled Reawakened Worlds) by (John) Hayden Howard–a teen surfing off the Santa Barbara, California coast finds something bizarre. Previously published in If Worlds of Science Fiction, October 1964 (illustrated by Finlay) the […]

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Hayden Howard: his creative wordplay in Ten Rounds for the All-Time Champ

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:33:45 +0000

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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5 Fun Facts about Hayden Howard, 60s Sci-Fi Author

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:47:39 +0000

Many fans of 1960s sci-fi stories recognize the author name, Hayden Howard, listed in the The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. These 5 personal facts about him may surprise you. Hayden wrote a Nebula Award-nominated novel, and over fifty short stories. Dozens were published in vintage SF magazines, while others were in mystery and sea story […]

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Legacy of a Walla Walla Pioneer: John Martin Gose (1825-1919)

Laurie Winslow Sargent — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:36:11 +0000

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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