Mj Pettengill
Meat and Potatoes: The Social Welfare System Then and Now
We must push to work together with integrity to nurture, respond, and rejoice in shared abundance.
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Mj Pettengill
Mar 82 min read
Music for the Poor
The organ grinder and his monkey were an integral part of the late nineteenth-century street life.
Mj Pettengill
Dec 7, 20232 min read
The Crows' Path
After an intriguing and unplanned journey, I am pleased to share the news. The Crows’ Path is available in ebook format.
Mj Pettengill
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves
Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author
Mj Pettengill
Jun 13, 20232 min read
The Vacant Chair
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him; there will be one vacant chair;
We shall linger to caress him when we breathe our evening prayer."
Mj Pettengill
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Pew Rent
Child labor laws were not in place until later years, often brought about by catastrophic losses.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Writing My Ancestors Home
Recently, my years of research and family history collided.
Mj Pettengill
Feb 10, 20233 min read
Prisoner 4100
...they were stripped of their names and either given a fresh new name or were issued a number—a new moral identity.
Mj Pettengill
Jan 27, 20233 min read
See You at the Auction
Paupers were punished for being poor, the elders for aging, and the sick for failing. Where did we go from there? Where do we go from here?
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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