History of Police Corruption In Grace’s Pictures I write about police corruption in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. If you know history, you probably know Teddy Roosevelt headed the police commission from 1895-1897 and brought wide sweeping changes. Together with a photographer named Jacob Riis (who makes an appearance in…
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Author Alton Ganksy Interviews Me!
It was an extreme honor to be interviewed this week by novelist Alton Ganksy. Alton has a YouTube channel filled with interviews with authors and industry professionals. Be sure to check out his other videos. Here is my interview. I hope you enjoy hearing a little bit about why I wrote Grace’s Pictures and why…
How Readers Can Help Writers
Ever wonder what you can do to help your favorite writer be successful? Doubt that anything you can do will make a difference? Hardly. Read this blog post: http://www.jenjdanna.com/blog/2013/6/18/how-readers-can-help-authors-create-buzz.html
To You, From Me
I wanted to share a bit about why I wrote Grace’s Pictures, and do it personally, so here’s my message. Please share it with your friends! watch on tyndale.com
When Father’s Day Hurts
Father’s Day did not become a national holiday in the U.S. until 1972. It’s not that it wasn’t suggested and even recognized before, it’s probably because fathers didn’t get behind it. Men, as we know, are not as sentimental about such things as women are. But now you cannot watch television without being reminded to…
Do You Know Coral Bells?
I actually did discover on an Internet search there is a person with that name, but I’m talking about the flowers. In my book, Grace’s Pictures, the woman Grace works for, Alice Parker, adores coral bells. She is an avid gardner, but she doesn’t have these flowers in her garden, and she plans to plant…
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Experience the Ellis Island Museum Right Here!
This is an excellent video for anyone wishing to experience Ellis Island but can’t get there. It may just make you schedule a trip, though! Did you know over half of Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-6r5D7Samg] These kinds of stories inspired my Ellis Island Series. Grace McCaffery hopes that the…
Growing Up Climbing the Family Tree
This is an awkward post for me to write, but I’m doing it because I want people to understand me better…or more likely, I want to understand myself better. When you read it, you’ll probably wonder what the big deal was. I’m not uncovering skeletons or confessing a sin. It will seem that way to…
Five Things About Irish Poorhouses You Might Not Know
Ruin of a workhouse in County Kerry, photo by terryballard 1. Forty years before the Great Potato Famine, Ireland was so impoverished that more than a third of her population were starving. Before the government got involved all they could do was beg and ask for charity. The workhouse system had been set up in England…
