My research yesterday included the Kennedy and Johnson years in the White House, specifically what their lives were like inside the White House. Again I realized that this history that our family writes is about real live human beings. I…
A dear, longtime friend, who is now also a Notgrass team member, lives two hours away from us. She and I are working on a project together, so we spend a couple of hours together on Zoom almost every Monday…
Last week my research took me to a speech that President Harry Truman gave on December 24, 1946, at the lighting ceremony for the National Christmas Tree. These portions that I am sharing with you today were so well-spoken that…
When I was a girl, I used to hear people say that we needed to “walk in other people’s moccasins.” I don’t hear that saying much anymore, but it’s a good one. If we haven’t experienced what someone else has…
Yesterday I was writing about the end of World War II and the years immediately after World War II when Harry Truman was president. I often read my history writing aloud to Ray. He helps me by affirming what I…
Our home state of Tennessee is experiencing the worst COVID outbreak in the nation. Our conservative governor is not one to overreact, but last night he made a brief address to the people of Tennessee, a rare move for Governor…
