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Quakerrama: A Celebration of the Career of Thomas D. Hamm
The first time I ever reached out to Tom Hamm was when I was working on Friends Past and Present: The Bicentennial History of Cincinnati Friends Meeting (1815-2015). I was wading through the historic Disciplines (the guidelines on Quaker faith and practice that we now actually call Faith and Practice), but post-1828, it was extremely…
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Channeling Mary J. Taylor
Compassion and courage. Those two words leap to my mind when I think about Mary J. Taylor. They’re the reason why I chose to speak as her at the Heritage Village Museum’s First Person Program Series on March 24. Mary and her parents left Virginia in 1814 when she was six years old. They likely…
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A Tale of Two Bibliographies
Unlike Harry Burns in When Harry Met Sally, when I pick up a new book, I do not read the last page first so that I’ll know how the story ends in case I die before I can finish reading it. For non-fiction, however, I do sometimes start by taking a peek at the bibliography.…
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The Home of the Brave
I think it takes a certain amount of bravery to try a new thing (says the woman who recently declined to dine at a particular restaurant because its menu seemed too adventurous). So I must tip my hat to Brent Bill for venturing into new territory with Amity, his collection of short stories that will…
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The Writing on the Wall
These days all youngsters are taught how to print, but only 21 states require primary school students to learn cursive. Clearly we are not adequately preparing the next generation for 19th-century scholarship. Working on my book Sowing the Seed of Truth involved many mostly happy hours of transcribing the script in Murray Shipley’s handwritten journal.…
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Donning a Bonnet
On March 24 at 7 PM, I’ll be donning a long dress and bonnet and speaking at the Heritage Village Museum as Murray Shipley’s mother-in-law, Mary J. Taylor. Mary was deeply committed to caring for the poor, the neglected, the outcasts, and the unprotected—particularly women and children. She helped found and manage the Home for…
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In Awe of Librarians
Seek and ye shall find, say the scriptures. They’re not talking about libraries, but I remain in awe of the knowledge of librarians. One of the target audiences for my book Sowing the Seed of Truth is libraries of colleges and universities with religious studies programs, as well as seminary libraries. So how shall I…
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Writing can be a solitary occupation, and while I’m definitely on the introverted side of the spectrum, I welcome the opportunity to tell you what’s going on with my writing projects and get your feedback!
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Sabrina Darnowsky 