Sometimes, while working on my books, I crave some visual inspiration. I can’t go back in time, but things like this help put me into the world my characters live in. By the way, I do not agree with the romantic notion that this time period was when America was truly great. There were many…
Author: Cindy Thomson
Irish Photo Giveaway!
Congrats to Susan Poll, the winner of these photographs! Check back for future giveaways. I’m sharing a bit of my trip to Ireland. Enter to win these prints. They are 4×6 prints. This gives you a better idea of one of the images. They are clearer than they appear here. From left clockwise: Slane Abbey, the…
An Irish Storyteller
I’m researching Irish storytelling. In Book Two of the Ellis Island series, Annie Gallagher remembers her Irish storyteller father. Pop over to my Celtic Voices blog to listen to this Irish storyteller. I love it. I bet you will as well!
Ireland, Yeats, and My Writing Inspiration
Drumcliffe Church built in 1809. Photo ©Cindy Thomson, 2013 When people learn about my visits to Ireland, most ask if I was researching a new book or if going there influenced my writing somehow. I usually don’t have a definitive answer. All my experiences influence my stories in some way. But, yes, Ireland is inspirational,…
Immigration Experience Video
The creator says the images are in the public domain, but I’ve never seen the film clips at the beginning. Amazing. What do you think? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd9FEeZ5jAs?rel=0]
On the Trail of My Civil War Ancestor
I’ve been on the trail of my 2x great grandfather, Edward Myrick, ever since I found out he and his father, Enoch Myrick, were born in Clermont County, Ohio. My father’s mother was a Myrick, and as far as I had known (and probably my father knew) they all lived in Indiana for a long…
Updates!
Lots of exciting things happening. I’m hoping to get a newsletter out in a day or two, so if you’re not signed up, just looking for the link above. I’m going to include a giveaway this month. Next week I’ll be at the Indy Irish Festival. At the same time I’ll be attending ACFW’s annual…
A 1900 View of the Future
Jules Verne’s From The Earth to The Moon I’m working through edits on Book Two of the Ellis Island Series, Annie’s Stories. One of the characters enjoys reading the contemporary authors Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, who were known for their futuristic notions. I was reading a column in the New York Times from 1901…
Hello? Where Are You?
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Do Native New Yorkers Exist?
Photos from the New York Times From left, DeRuiter Family; Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Christian DeRuiter strolls along the Hudson, which runs through his family’s long history in the city, dating back to Dutch colonial days. Left, Johannah de Bloch and Frederick DeRuiter, Mr. DeRuiter’s paternal grandparents. I ran across this interesting article in…
