Native American Thanksgiving with native foods and a proper history lesson
By Rachel Belle of KIRO Radio

Faith Matters: Brightness of historic mosaics restored at church where parishioners truly shine
By Rev. Alexander Santora for the Jersey Journal (photo above: example of tessera in Palatine Chapel in Sicily, Italy)

See David Adjaye’s designs for a new museum of West African art in Benin City
By Alex Greenberger for ARTnews

Scents of history: study hopes to recreate smells of old Europe
By Nicola Davis, The Guardian

Calgarians develop 'gravestone' app to honor lives of soldiers with photos, stories
By Pamela Felder for CBC News (photo below courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves)

NJ log cabin from 1638 for sale
By Becky Bracken for The Telegraph (photo courtesy of Realtor.com)

Family Fun: Read stories to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
By Kimberly Lusk for Spokesman-Review (photo above of “Fry Bread” by Kevin Noble Maillard)

Archaeologists May Have Finally Solved the Mystery of the Disappearance of Roanoke’s Lost Colony
By Sarah Cascone of Artnet News (photo courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum)

Turkish master of horn jewelry sustains his art for half century
By Daily Sabah with AA (photo courtesy of AA)

Sea Urchin Fossil Found at Mesolithic Site in Bulgaria 
By Archaeology (photo below courtesy of Fossilera)

‘Queen of the Fair’ dolls donated to Space Farms Doll Museum
http://www.pikecountycourier.com/entertainment/queen-of-the-fair-dolls-donated-to-space-farms-doll-museum-FF1373263

How the Pine Barrens became one of the 'blueberry capitals of the world'
https://www.jerseysbest.com/how-the-pine-barrens-became-one-of-the-blueberry-capitals-of-the-world/

New Jersey Writer Examines 'The New York Mets in Popular Culture' in New Book
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/scotch-plains-slash-fanwood/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/new-jersey-writer-examines-the-new-york-mets-in-popular-culture-in-new-book

Sticks are being left on the statue of a dog who died 100 years ago
Photo below by Brecht Bug via Flickr
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/11/sticks-are-being-left-on-the-statue-of-a-dog-who-passed-away-100-years-ago.html

Madera Unified students write book on farmer who escaped slavery
https://abc30.com/education/madera-unified-students-write-book-on-farmer-who-escaped-slavery/7590141/

Iggy’s creator gives ideas for local history scouting & solving mysteries
By ADHD Essentials Podcast featuring  Veronica Ditko (photo above by V. Ditko)

12-year-old NJ student on mission to make school's curriculum more diverse
By Ashley Johnson for ABC 6 Action News

Jewish museum to honor magicians Houdini, David Copperfield
By The Associated Press

The Story of an Experimental Craft Colony in New Jersey
By Ilene Dube of Hyperallergic

Country diary: these rocks are all trying to tell us something
By Amy-Jane Beer for The Guardian (Photo below by Veronica Ditko of Trellech, UK)

I was recently featured on my friend Brendan's family-centric podcast. Have a listen to see how you can find history by you!

https://adhdessentials.podbean.com/e/weird-history-curiosity-and-rocks-with-veronica-ditko-mother-and-author-of-a-rock-solid-history-of-hawthorne-new-jersey/

​M&M’s the world’s most famous candy a part of Jersey History
By Big Joe Henry, New Jersey 101.5

Author Collaborates With Granddaughters to Create Vibrant Picture Book of Paterson History
By Globe Newswire

Couple finds century-old bottles of bootleg whiskey in secret walls of NY home
By Francesca Gariano of TODAY

Jewish family's painting looted by Nazis in 1933 is returned
Michael Hill, Associated Press, in Albany, NY

Unique 1,000-Year-Old Irish-Viking House Is Preserved Under A Lidl
By Mike Williams, Unilad (photo below by RTE News)

​History’s Lessons: Jewish Couple Wed in Graveyard to Stop 1918 Flu Pandemic
By Sophie Panzer for Jewish Exponent (painting by Mayer Kirschenblatt)​

Jackson man's pandemic hobby: Finding surprises at every president, VP grave
By Jerry Carino of The Asbury Park Press 

Once Used as Hunting, Fishing Grounds, Native American Body Calls for Preservation of Liberty State Park
By Al Sullivan for Tap into Jersey City

1,200-year-old pagan temple to Thor and Odin unearthed in Norway
By Tom Metcalfe for Live Science

The Oldest Cities In The World
By Jana Gregorio for Travel (photo below of Athens by A. Savin)

Warren County fire department makes history as all-female interior crew responds to call
By Emma Wright of 69 News

For sleuths, documenting tombstones proves fulfilling
By Karen Ann Cullotta for the Pioneer Press (photo below by Veronica Ditko)

Scientists recreate the face of ancient dog
By Mihai Andrei for ZME Science (photo above by Historic Environment Scotland)

How past U.S. presidents have battled illness in office
By Amy McKeever and David Beard of National Geographic
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Kevin Young, poet, named new director of African American Museum
By Bo Emerson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Negro Leagues Baseball Exhibit Opens At Passaic Arts Center
By Montana Samuels for the Patch

N.J. has 12 National Park sites. How many have you visited?
By Kelly Heyboer of NJ Advance Media for nj.com (photo credit below: Morris County)

Rebirth, Renewal At Last Awaits Iconic North Jersey Submarine
By Jerry DeMarco for the Hackensack Daily Voice

Chicken Bone Beach A Reminder of New Jersey’s Not So Racially Equal History
By Shore News Network

Museum of The American Revolution debuts new exhibit: “When Women Lost the Vote”
By Maritza Zuluaga of Al Dia News

​103-year-old family farm perseveres through a century of challenges
By ABC News San Francisco (photo above by Richfield Farms)

Airports, Buzz Aldrin, and other New Jersey facts
By Joseph Albright of The Jersey Journal

‘Something Special': Project Breaks Ground at Long-Abandoned Historic NJ Mansion
By Gaby Acevedo and Jennifer Vazquez of NBC4 New York

Bones to Chew On: 8,400-Year-Old Stone Age Dog Grave Found in Sweden
By Igor Kuznetsov of Sputnik News 

British-Spanish Study of Cave Paintings Reveals More Clues to Neoloithic Life in Spain's Andalucia
By James Warren of Olive Press (photo below by Martinez-Sevilla of Antiquity)