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Gwen Giffen

Issues Understanding the American chestnut tree

The American chestnut, Castenea dentata is trying to go extinct on us due to a canchre blight, Cryphronectria parasitica.

Jan 29

Issues Understanding the American chestnut tree

Jan 29

Gwen Giffen

BIMS, Alzheimers, Nurses and Accuracy

Have you ever been asked to repeat the words, “sock,” “blue,” and “bed?” If so, a cognitive function test has been done on you.

Feb 2, 2023

BIMS, Alzheimers, Nurses and Accuracy

Feb 2, 2023

Gwen Giffen

Velcro Straps and Elastic Shoe Laces

My husband and I wear the same size shoes. I’m 5'11". I wear a women’s size 12, which is a men’s size 10 1/2 to 11. My first husband wore…

Nov 24, 2022

Nov 24, 2022

Gwen Giffen

Samaria Robinson Clark, Underground Railroad Conductor

First published for the 2020 yearly Mt Pleasant historical tour featuring a grave behind Emerson Meetinghouse.

Nov 20, 2022

Samaria Robinson Clark, Underground Railroad Conductor

Nov 20, 2022

Gwen Giffen

Five reasons I don’t read headlines with numbers in them

There are thousands of numbered articles. Numbers in headlines are grinding to me.

Nov 5, 2022

Nov 5, 2022

Gwen Giffen

WIC, The Black Panthers and Marion Wright Edelman

Posted originally on my blog, “elderberry patch” Dec 12, 2015

Nov 5, 2022

WIC, The Black Panthers and Marion Wright Edelman

Nov 5, 2022

Gwen Giffen

How to search Quaker records online, Part II, Finding the Juice

If a researcher finds that an ancestor was disowned, but doesn’t know why, that information can be found in the handwritten minutes of…

Oct 12, 2022

How to search Quaker records online, Part II, Finding the Juice

Oct 12, 2022

Gwen Giffen

Snoozing the Selfies and Self Help Memes

You live with a narcissist. I get it. My Facebook feed is filled with posts by 20 and 30-somethings, middle-aged mothers, and LGBTQ+…

Jul 20, 2022

Snoozing the Selfies and Self Help Memes

Jul 20, 2022

Gwen Giffen

From a mom with 3 trans of 4 children

There is little so disillusioning for a child than to hear a parent complain about them to others, especially on sensitive topics. As a…

Jun 30, 2022

Jun 30, 2022

Gwen Giffen

I bought a cat tracker for my husband with dementia

The device and subscription combined were cheaper than a dementia tracking watch, and less invasive or demeaning than an ankle bracelet.

Jun 22, 2022

Jun 22, 2022

Gwen Giffen

Gwen Giffen

I enjoy writing about history, genealogy, people, human and livestock health care, plants, pets, social justice, LGBTQ issues, and Quaker history.

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