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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
For most of our marriage, my husband and I have traveled to one or the
I’m not good at remembering summer birthdays. Maybe it’s because there’s too much else to
Forty years ago today, September 4, 1979, I started working for Hallmark Cards. It was
My next novel will include scenes with Winema Riddle, a Native American woman who lived
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As I wrote last month, the California Gold Rush began in late January 1848 when
As I wrote in my last post about the Oregon Trail, the emigrants wanted to
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I’ve written before about the two times I broke my left foot (see here and
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In January 1943, the U.S. Army selected the town of Hanford, Washington, as the site
Under traditional English and American property law, married women had no rights to own property—real
My new website, https://www.theresahuppauthor.com, has been live for a few weeks now. Regular readers might
I’ve written before that I am a lot like my mother. But I developed my
It apparently caused quite a stir in my parents’ high school when Catholic Mary began
In August, my husband and I were fortunate enough to take a couple of days
Another year has begun, and with it another round of birthdays. And another round of
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been