Nancy Locklin

My latest blog post, An Ode to Betsy Ross, is also a bit of a love letter to Philadelphia.
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I haven't posted anything new to my webpage in a long time but I thought a hopeful message was due in my life. nancylocklin.com/2026/02/17/a...

One bright spot I was looking forward to was the release of my latest book, The Night Marauder, on August 1 of this year. Now I find that the copy editor sent me the wrong files to correct last November. I'll need to redo all those corrections, including chapters I significantly rewrote. Boo.

Murder, Justice, and Harmony in an Eighteenth-Century French Village | In 1718, a young woman named Moricette Nayl fought with her brother’s mother-in-law and accidentally killed her. Ruled a homicide, the incident set in motion an

I am sharing my book, which is newly available as an Open Access ebook. #booksky
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Ranger says happy new year!

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Finally, after a long break to finish up the semester, I've posted something on my website:
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My teen is stoked the Eagles won today. I was raised a Patriot. My husband was raised Giants. How did this happen?

THE REMEDIAL HERSTORY PROJECT The Remedial Herstory Project works to produce and provide a central location for womens history learning materials for educators. We have inquiry-based lesson plans, films, readings, and more!

I am thrilled to be presenting at The Remedial Herstory Project’s Institute, January 29-31 in Boston! I will be speaking about Magic in World History. Women’s history is important, now more than ever. I hope you will join me in Boston! Registration is available at www.remedialherstory.com.

I've just posted my recent chapel talk to my website. Check it out! nancylocklin.com/2025/11/02/j...

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

The image shows a vertical display case of five shelves. Pictures of the Smith sisters, along with short bios and letters, illustrate their contributions to the community.

Homecoming at Maryville College is this weekend. I’ve curated my first display with the kind help of our archivist.

The latest blog post on my website is live: nancylocklin.com/2025/09/26/t...

This is what made me a dog person ❤️

This Saturday, I'm speaking at Marble Springs State Historic Site for their Sevier Day celebration at 1200 W Governor John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, TN. My talk is at 2 pm about the lives of women in the 18th c.

Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.

“A new volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday on National Grandparents Day with a mission to share firsthand experiences of life before vaccines were widely available.” [kgw.com]

GRUMPYE TEENAGE SHAKESPEARE:

"Thys ys just a stage, son."

"ALL THE WORLDE YS A STAGE, DAD!!!! UGH!'

I've only just launched my website, nancylocklin.com, and today I posted my first blog post there: "Marie Antoinette and the American Frontier."

"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't YouTube video by Farm to Taber

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"

That's... usually not the case!

In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.

We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?

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Remembering Graham Greene: A Life of Talent, Heart, and Groundbreaking Achievements On September 1, 2025, we lost a true legend. Graham Greene, Oneida from Six Nations Reserve, walked on at the age of 73. Over the span of more than 175 acting credits, he gave us characters that were ...

On September 1, 2025, we lost a true legend. Graham Greene, Oneida from Six Nations Reserve, walked on at the age of 73. Over the span of more than 175 acting credits, he gave us characters that were unforgettable, complex, and real.

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Still my favorite explanation of the difference between INT and WIS: int is knowing that Frankenstein is the name of the doctor.

Wis is knowing that Frankenstein was, in fact, the monster

Happy National Dog Day to those who celebrate!

Only one day left at the Killer Nashville writers’ conference. I’ve learned so much and I’m having a blast!

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...

This feels like a spot of good news

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Janet Fish, Skowhegan Water Glasses, 1975 [1280x1227]

#piece #art

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep… The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

I will never pass up a chance to re-share this piece. Best way I ever found to talk about AI to anyone: softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

Listen to students.

We found that AI tools - both general like #ChatGPT and research-specific like #Elicit - lack the reliability, relevancy and accuracy to summarise research for teachers. This is important because we have been sold the idea that AI will make research more accessible.

Graphic with cursive in the background and a text box over it, reading: "Do you love history? Can you read cursive? Join our transcription project!"

The MHS is looking for remote volunteers to help with our crowdsourcing activity! As a transcriber, you’ll have the chance to immerse yourself in the words of historical figures. Visit the MHS Digital Volunteers website to get started: www.masshist.org/mymhs/

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...