Come one! Come All! Read a little history from my home town, A story or two, and even a little poetry on the side. We are having a little welcome party here today. Featured from now on will be Minnesota History articles from around Goodhue County, Short fiction stories, and poems. Once a month I will feature a history story from around the world. I welcome readers to suggest story ideas, things they'd like to see here provided its history. So pull up a chair, stoke the fire place, and snuggle in while I put my Quill to Work to educate, entertain, and enchant you.

Easter, a time of renewal of rebirth and hope, of learning and living for as the sun returns with the summer warmth while winter fades for a while we celebrate all that Easter is. It doesn't matter what our beliefs are or how we celebrate for hope is the one thing we all find during this time of repentance, fasting, and feasting.

When you think of buttons you think of the plastic buttons that everyone has on thier clothes. We rarely realize that buttons were made of other materials besides plastic. Along time ago, they were made of wood and the at one time from fresh water clam shells fish right out of the Mississippi River and other rivers that had class. Read on to learn more about clamming the Mississippi river.

Hello and Welcome to day two of the Thirteen Days of All Hallows Eve. Before we get started I'd like to apologize for the delay in these notes I have been busy with my day job and dealing with a car accident. We will get caught up this weekend. On day one, we touched on the history of Halloween and its traditions. Today we are delving into the fascinating world of Witches. From Early in our history, witches have been see as evil and Demonic so much so that they had laws against witchcraft. During those times witchcraft was so heinous a crime that those accused and convicted were put to death. It is this stigma and hatred for witches that colors our views of witches today.

Hello, Welcome back to The Quill And Ink. Today we are starting our Celebration of Halloween known as the Thirteen Days of All Hallows Eve. Each day we will explore the myths, monsters, and history of this beloved holiday. So gather round the fireplace, snuggle under your comfy blankets, and munch on your candy corn, Carmen apples, and hot apple cider while we explore Halloween with History, spooky tales, and creepy poems for the next thirteen days. (an apology for missing a few days of posting I was doing research for these upcoming posts.)

Welcome back to our little corner. Snuggle in, grab your comfort food and drinks, and get ready for more history, more tales, and more poetry. Since it's October, we will feature spooky fiction and even a little spooky poetry. Let's get down to History.