Recommended by Lisa Maguire
I have learned so much from Robin, and her stories never fail to remind me how much any individual can shape history. Robin has much to share about the experience of African Americans neglected in history textbooks. And the genealogical research tips are gold!
Neil Sagebiel takes us on an hour by hour account of a devastating flood of the Ohio River in 1937. Neil gives not only a stunning account of this slow motion disaster that killed hundreds and left thousands homeless but also goes back and forth in time to tell the reader about the places and people who survived this flood. This is excellent local history shot through with personal memory and reflection.
I always drop what I am doing when I see Lori's stack appear in my email inbox. It's always a story that is forgotten or has gone untold, a story I didn't know I needed to read,
Acadiann creates a space for ancestral memory. The people of Acadia were scattered in the deportation of 1755 but their spirit lives on in many places around the world and always in the memories and hearts of their descendants. Acadiann is an inspiration to all displaced peoples and teaches us to celebrate the past and present to preserve our heritage.
This is why I love Substack--unique and unforgettable voices like Hayley's. In between her weird and hilarious brain dumpings, Hayley enlists you in the fight for our books and libraries.
