I'm blogging over at the Heroes, Heroines and History Blog!   Research turns up a lot of interesting facts. I guess that's one of the reasons I love it so much. While researching my family genealogy, I was looking at some passenger ship lists of immigrants coming to America. On the logs, they listed the passenger's occupation. On one page, I noticed that several ladies who were listed as "Spinsters." Hmm. I looked to see how old these gals were...early twenties. Double hmm. This information hailed much teasing from my siblings since I will be turning 25 on Sunday (And yes, I still live at home in true Jane Austen style. ;). So, I decided to do some research and turn up some "spinster" ladies who married famous and influential men in history. I figured it would be fun to share with ya'll as I commemorate having lived a quarter of a century on earth. Read the full post here: http://www.hhhistory.com/2016/05/spinsters-with-famous-husbands.html

Should independence day be today, or the 4th? Today I'm blogging over at Heroes, Heriones and History. Find out why John Adams thought it should be today. Happy Independence Day! Most of you are probably thinking, "Hey, wait a minute, Independence Day is still two days away." Ah, but the answer isn't that simple. Did you know there are folks who believe Independence Day should be celebrated today--on July 2nd--rather than on July 4th? To understand this, we need to take a closer look at the timeline of the Declaration of Independence.   Click Here to read the rest of the article.