Virginia Allain

Sadly, it lasts just a short time...

Suggested hairstyles for Trump, plus Melania speaks, and why I don’t like Trump.

Tracking an Ancestor’s Wife In working on the details of my great-great grandfather James M. Vining’s life, I began obsessing about his second wife, Rhoda Dernell. She was in his life a very short …

Washington, D.C. sets heat records.

We arrived at our summer place in New Hampshire earlier than usual. It was a joy to see the little native iris blooming. Before long, the tall irises joined in with their delicate purple flowers. I…

Not for what Trump wants, but for what they want...

The latest Trump brainstorm for dressing up the Capitol.

Here's the new version of Trump in a Biblical scene

We all know it's true

A belated post for International Women's Day

One easy answer...

Farmington, New Mexico 1929-1931 Updated on June 5, 2019 By Virginia Allain  Entrance to the Navajo School | Source Navajo Methodist Mission School In 1929, my great-aunt, Bertha McGhee s…

or is ICE going to be there in November to scare away voters?

from a friend (a former Republican)

An Acadian cart at the Acadian village in New Brunswick. Photo by Virginia Allain Background on the Acadians The Acadians settled in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick in the 1600…

By Virginia Allain A clipping from WWII era newspaper in Maine.Allain Family Album Musical Group from Sanford, Maine In the 1930s and 1940s, my husband’s father, Alban Allain, played in a gro…

At least not for the moment

Sigh, too much plastic, so try to get further use from these.

They take to social media to appeal for peace

The appropriate attire for protesting is changing.