Stories from Jean McGavin
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Women's Rights and a Paper R
It was 1965, I was 11 or 12. I had 2 older brothers who had saved a lot of money delivering papers and I wanted a piece ...
Experience of a Lifetime: Ki
I went to a wonderful college in upstate New York. It was the sister school to a very prestigious men’s liberal arts c...
Winter Study At Kirkland
I was a big fan of Winter Study at Kirkland. I transferred to Kirkland after my freshman year so I was not able to enjoy...
Independence Day - Bearing W
Kelly McEvers has been bearing witness as a reporter in Syria and other ravaged parts of the Middle East for some time. ...
Autumn Leaf Burning
Olfactory memories, are perhaps the most evocative. As a child growing up in the 1950’s in the suburbs of Northern Vir...
A Ghost Story
In early November of 2014, I visited Prague with a friend of mine whose parents were born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, ...
Polio Vaccine
This is my Polio Vaccine Card given to me upon my first dose of the vaccine in 1964 when I was ...
Memorial Day Homage
It is Memorial Day, 2021, a day to honor Americans who died in service to their country. This Memorial Day we are eme...
Lesson on a Tennessee Farm
A friend of History Chip recounted this story. We look forward to more from our new friend.My f...