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Storytime: Diamonds in the Rough—1800s Memories of Minnie Carter
Read more: Storytime: Diamonds in the Rough—1800s Memories of Minnie CarterA very long time ago, my great-grandmother Minnie Carter Boston shared for posterity some of her memories of life growing up in rural Arkansas in the late 1800s, in the piney woods and rolling hills. Her daughter-in-law (and my grandmother) Gypsy Damaris Petty Boston transcribed the memories while they lived in Shreveport, Louisiana. Arkansas is…
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Storytime: The Rainbow Fairies
Read more: Storytime: The Rainbow FairiesThis week’s featured children’s author is Gypsy Damaris Boston, a folklorist born in 1919, still living today in Ida, Louisiana. The book is called The Rainbow Fairies. Mrs. Boston has published several books for children and for adults, most of them showcasing the beauty of nature and celebrating the details of every day life. She…