Mariamne and Mary

It was a research project that suddenly hit a snag. Those doing the research decided to quit. The project fell to the rest of the committee. The St. Peters Historical Focus Group was tasked with providing new research on Main Street in St. Peters, Missouri. I decided to start running some of the chains of title on the propertiesContinue reading “Mariamne and Mary”

Misadventures in Historical Scholarship

“I am not religious.” I have heard that said so many times. All human beings are religious, even if they are not connected to an organized religion. Everyone has a belief system, a system of faith. We all operate based on certain assumptions that we believe to be true. The same can be said in dealing with historical works. We canContinue reading “Misadventures in Historical Scholarship”