Another Veterans Day is upon us, number 105 to be exact. Why do we celebrate this day of remembrance? World War I, the “The Great War” or “War to End All Wars” was so dubbed because at the time a greater war than this could not be imagined. Armistice Day, or the temporary cessation of […]
Author Archives: Barbara Aiken
Barbara enjoys history and is particularly interested in the history of Maryland.
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Old man of the swamp
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The wily coyote
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The prized stigma of saffron
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Mistletoe: A merry parasite
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The evolution of Santa Claus
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The ‘other’ greenbrier
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Unrelenting phragmites
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