On October 24, 1788, in Newport, New Hampshire, Captain Gordon Buell, a veteran of the American Revolution, and his wife, Martha, greeted the arrival of a daughter named Sarah. She was a brilliant ...

Because religion was such an important part of early colonial life, community-wide days of thanksgiving weren’t uncommon. During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress started co-opting the ...

When most Americans think of the first Thanksgiving, their minds probably turn to a semi-mythical 17th-century feast shared by pilgrims and Native Americans. Fewer may know that the modern version of ...

Former cabinet minister Josepha Madigan has resigned her current ministerial role and said she will step down from politics at the next election. The Minister of State with Responsibility for Special ...

When Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, he was thinking about the Civil War. And so was the woman who had lobbied for Thanksgiving for years. The Thanksgiving story ...

In loving memory of Josepha M. Schrijn August 2nd, 1933 – August 22nd, 2025. Josepha passed away surrounded by love and support from her children at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. Born ...

Sarah Josepha Hale was the 19th century's answer to Oprah. The Library Company Did Sarah Josepha Hale write “Mary’s Lamb,” the eternal nursery rhyme about a girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb ...

Downieville, Ca which is only 50 miles N/E of Nevada City was a rowdy, brawling gold rush town of over 5,000 population and was considered once to be the capital of Ca. The town was built on the banks ...

Bonita Springs,Fla - Josepha F. Giglio, 72 of Brick and Bonita Springs Fla., passed away Monday December 10, 2018. Josepha was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived in Brick for ten years and Florida for ...

Josepha Sánchez is an artist. The artist's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 15,713 USD to 64,246 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

Sister Josepha Schaeffer, OSF, 91, of Springfield, IL, died on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at St. Francis Convent, Springfield, IL. Sister Josepha, the former Margery ...