Janet Morrison's Blog

When I read or hear about something that’s not making “the news,” I jot down notes, in case I want to use that information in a blog post. I haven’t blogged since last Friday, so it felt like I needed to put in an appearance today. This post is going to be a bit disjointed, … Continue reading It’s been one of those weeks for nature in the U.S →

When I say it was a great privilege for me to get to write 175 local history articles for a free local weekly newspaper in Harrisburg, North Carolina for almost seven years, it is an understatement. I was paid $25 per article, which in no way compensated me for my time and any skill I … Continue reading Newspaper Columnists Day – and My Experiences →

I have not blogged this week. I had planned to post on Monday and again on Tuesday, but the topics I had planned seemed frivolous in light of world events. Here in the United States, we find ourselves in a war no one wanted. We find ourselves with a President and Vice President who have … Continue reading How can I keep silent? →

I write this on the evening of April 7, 2026, as the President of the United States becomes more unhinged by the minute. He clearly places no value on human life. Once again, at the proverbial eleventh hour, he snatched us back from the brink of a “civilization ending” attack on Iran. Was that his … Continue reading When the U.S. President has no moral compass →

As part of my weekly or semi-weekly series of blog posts to highlight topics I wrote about in my two local history books, Harrisburg, Did You Know? Cabarrus History, Book 1 and Harrisburg, Did You Know? Cabarrus History, Book 2, today I will tell you a little about an April 11, 1897 train wreck in … Continue reading An 1897 Train Wreck in North Carolina →

It was on April 6, 1917, that the United States entered World War I. As with World War II, the United States was slow to enter the fray. The war had begun in the summer of 1914. By the time the war ended in 1919, 28 nations on five continents were involved. The United States … Continue reading #OnThisDay: US entered WWI, 1917, plus a Hurricane Helene Recovery Update →

My blog post from yesterday grew to be too long, so I divided it into two parts. Before reading today’s post, it would be useful for you to read yesterday’s to put today’s post into context: Is The United States of America a Christian Nation? – Part 1. As I stated yesterday, Christian Nationalists love to … Continue reading Is The United States of America a Christian Nation? – Part 2 →

Christian Nationalists love to say that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. That is simply not true. Read the Declaration of Independence. Read the U.S. Constitution. You will not find the word, “Christian.” You will not find the name “Jesus.” The documents acknowledge a creator, but they do not in any way … Continue reading Is The United States of America a Christian Nation? – Part 1 →

April is National Literature Month in the United States. Maybe I’ll get to read more books this month than I did in March of any of the recent previous months. Writing this blog almost every day along with other things pressing on my time and energy have left little time for reading for pleasure. In … Continue reading Books I Read in March 2026 & National Literature Month →

In yesterday’s blog post, I wrote about the passage of the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1870. It, on paper at least, gave black men in our country the right to vote. Of course, voting was just one of the ways that people of color were discriminated against in the United States. Today’s … Continue reading Rosenwald Schools →