Odd Bits – Page 13 – History in the Margins

In which I review (okay, squeal about) Wake by Rebecca Hall

By Pamela | June 8, 2021 |

Back in January, I pre-ordered Rebecca Hall’s Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts for reasons that will be clear to anyone who has followed this blog for a while. (Hint: Women warriors!) It came in the mail last week on its publication date.* I started reading it that afternoon. I was caught immediately…

From the History in the Margins Archives (more or less): Lest We Forget

By Pamela | May 28, 2021 |

Here in the United States, we are heading into the Memorial Day weekend. In the past, My Own True Love and I have always found a way to honor the war dead on Memorial Day. We’ve gone to services in small towns and distant suburbs, usually put on local VFW chapters with a Boy Scout…

In which I realize that Oscar Mayer was a real person

By Pamela | May 14, 2021 |

I am embarrassed to admit that until recently it never occurred to me that Oscar Mayer was a real person. After all, Betty Crocker, who played a much larger role in the kitchen of my childhood, was a fictional character. In fact, I didn’t even think about him as a fictional person. Oscar Mayer was…