Mj Pettengill
Meat and Potatoes: The Social Welfare System Then and Now
We must push to work together with integrity to nurture, respond, and rejoice in shared abundance.
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Mj Pettengill
- May 27
- 1 min
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow...
Mj Pettengill
- May 11
- 3 min
A Call for Peace
Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have taught them of charity, mercy, and patience.
Mj Pettengill
- May 7
- 2 min
Uncovering the Mysteries: Exploring Ancestral Awareness and Nature's Connection
Often, we sense the presence of the ancient ones through the subtle movement of trees, birds, animals, and plants.
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 13, 2023
- 1 min
Book Release Notification ~ (In time for the holidays...)
The Crows' Path is available!
Mj Pettengill
- Dec 7, 2023
- 2 min
The Crows' Path
After an intriguing and unplanned journey, I am pleased to share the news. The Crows’ Path is available in ebook format.
Mj Pettengill
- Aug 12, 2023
- 1 min
Where It All Began: Alumna Discovers Unmarked Graves
Union Institute & University Article Features Mj Pettengill, Author
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 18, 2023
- 6 min
Dear Dad
I feel blessed to have had you as my earthly father and honor the gifts you gave me in life that continue to unfold.
Mj Pettengill
- Jun 13, 2023
- 2 min
The Vacant Chair
"We shall meet, but we shall miss him; there will be one vacant chair;
We shall linger to caress him when we breathe our evening prayer."
Mj Pettengill
- May 3, 2023
- 2 min
Honor the "Elderly"
I am a social historian and healer. I will not only use the term "ELDERS," but I will celebrate it and them.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 28, 2023
- 2 min
Mustering With the Sixth NH
It was oddly festive for such an unfortunate event.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 17, 2023
- 4 min
On This St Patricks Day
It had become a devastatin’ riddle, choosin’ between rent or food; because of the risin’ cost of both, Daidí could afford neither.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 7, 2023
- 2 min
Pew Rent
Child labor laws were not in place until later years, often brought about by catastrophic losses.
Mj Pettengill
- Mar 3, 2023
- 1 min
I Long to Know...
I stand amidst the falling snow, deep within myself.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 17, 2023
- 4 min
Writing My Ancestors Home
Recently, my years of research and family history collided.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 10, 2023
- 3 min
Prisoner 4100
...they were stripped of their names and either given a fresh new name or were issued a number—a new moral identity.
Mj Pettengill
- Feb 1, 2023
- 1 min
Blaze a Trail of Compassion
The original blog was replaced with a simple poem. Here's why...
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 27, 2023
- 3 min
See You at the Auction
Paupers were punished for being poor, the elders for aging, and the sick for failing. Where did we go from there? Where do we go from here?
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 12, 2023
- 2 min
The Records Burned in a Fire
Once I was on my way to proper identification, comprehension, and acknowledgment, the wall of pain slowly and steadily vanished.
Mj Pettengill
- Jan 5, 2023
- 5 min
From the Cradle to the Unmarked Grave
There was a great deal of heartache and compassion for these unfortunate souls, but few answers. I ask now, have we found solutions?
Down from the Tree - Book Three
Samuel J. Hodgdon II
A Boy ~ A Vision ~ A Knowing Tree
The Journey Continues
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