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Tell Us Your Hair Story

Tell Us Your Hair Story

by MarianBeaman | Oct 30, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia

  I’ll go first:   Now it’s your turn!
Extracting Honey, Bee-ing Kind

Extracting Honey, Bee-ing Kind

by MarianBeaman | Oct 23, 2019 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Uncategorized

Aunt Ruthie’s 1945 Diary tells stories of her daily life, but it also holds clippings of other things, like a bee swarm . . .                       Cartoonists of this era tried to cram lots of action into one scene. Here’s a detail:                    ...
Quilts and Tractors and Churns, Oh My! Glenn Longenecker’s Farm Museum

Quilts and Tractors and Churns, Oh My! Glenn Longenecker’s Farm Museum

by MarianBeaman | Oct 16, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

“Why is Glenn Longenecker buying so many antiques?” It was June 2017, and I noticed cousin Glenn was outbidding antique dealers at our Aunt Ruthie’s property sale. He was sitting under the sales tent with several items he already bought huddled...
Meeting Readers: The Joys of a Book Tour

Meeting Readers: The Joys of a Book Tour

by MarianBeaman | Oct 9, 2019 | blog, book review, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Travel, Uncategorized

Hands down, meeting readers on tour has been the highlight of the entire memoir publishing and launching business. But first, the launch party in Jacksonville, Florida! Hosted by my trusty Southern Friends, Judy Davis and Carolyn Stoner at Deerwood Country Club, the...
Mennonite Daughter in a Cornfield with a Giveaway

Mennonite Daughter in a Cornfield with a Giveaway

by MarianBeaman | Oct 2, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Uncategorized

    Reply below to win a copy of the newly released Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and announced next Wednesday. Comments to count for the contest will close Friday, October 4 (EDT) at 12:00 noon!  ...
Mennonite Daughter Visits Linda Marie with a Giveaway

Mennonite Daughter Visits Linda Marie with a Giveaway

by MarianBeaman | Sep 18, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized

Lucky me! L. Marie invited me to visit her blog “home” today. I met Linda Marie via Jill Weatherholt’s blog. That’s how the blog-o-sphere works: old friends connecting to new ones! An MFA graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, L. Marie excels at writing Middle...
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