by Peggy Best | Apr 4, 2019 | military
I joined a group from the American Association of University women for a tour of The Howey Mansion at Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida about an hour drive from The Villages, where I live. We gathered at the Eisenhower Recreation Center, joined together in a caravan and met...
by Peggy Best | Apr 4, 2019 | military
I joined thirty ladies of the National Society of Daughters of the Union on a field trip to Royal, one of Florida’s oldest African American communities, fifteen minutes’ drive from The Villages, Florida. We drove up to a fenced area with an historic marker...
by Peggy Best | Apr 3, 2019 | Railroad
Remember the days of steam locomotives, coal smoke, distant whistles in the night, the snorting of a mighty engine pulling a heavy train out of the station? Those days are alive today… in miniature… at Ridge Live Steamers RLS in Dundee Florida. The trains are 1/8”...
by Peggy Best | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog, interviews, military, World War 2
Benjamin Mack-Jackson spoke at the John Bartram Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) at Eisenhower Recreation Center in the Villages, Florida. This young man spoke eloquently about the program he began at the age of thirteen. His project is to...
by Peggy Best | Feb 3, 2019 | advertising, Category1
Daryl Siemer, the owner of Whispering Oaks Winery, has generously offered local authors the opportunity to display their books for sale and conduct book signings at the winery. Unsung Hero is now available there. Take your significant other or spouse for dinner or...
by Peggy Best | Feb 2, 2019 | military
The suspense was killing me. Surrounded by hundreds of my fellow Florida Writers Association members, I was among the small group of Village authors waiting for the announcement of the prestigious Royal Palm Literary...
