For Book Unacknowledged, Guest Speaker on Podcast – A Reel Page Turner
Ora Smith | March 22, 2022
The podcast A Reel Page Turner is a show that compares the movie to the book. On A Reel Page Turner I was a guest speaker for the comparison of the movie The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and Kate…..
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Interview with Nancy E. Turner of “These Is My Words” novel
Ora Smith | March 22, 2022
Nancy E. Turner wrote about her ancestors in these four books based on the Prine family of the Southern Arizona Territory 1880s-early1900s. The full title of her first novel (a Willa Cather Literary Award finalist) is These is My Words:…..
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Was Howard Hughes Jr.’s eccentricity born of one woman’s checkered youth?
Ora Smith | November 30, 2021
I didn’t expect to consider that possibility when I set out to write Unacknowledged: The Possible Biological Mother of Howard Hughes. But as I researched, I had to wonder. Hughes was a household name for decades, but was his oddball…..
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The Pulse of His Soul novel reviewed by the Historical Novel Society
Ora Smith | May 28, 2021
The Historical Novel Society (HNS) is well known amongst historical fiction writers, but perhaps you’ve never heard of them. They are a great resource if you love historical fiction and want to read reviews for what’s out there before buying……
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Did Anyone Help You See Your Ancestors for Who They Were?
Ora Smith | March 5, 2021
My grandmother, Marie Hardison Whitehurst, was not a typical grandma who baked cookies and pattered about. She didn’t even want to be called grandma. To us, she was Mimi. She kept a slim figure, wore fashionable clothes, and was a…..
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What happened on November 11th 400 years ago?
Ora Smith | November 11, 2020
After traveling on the Mayflower for 66 days, the Pilgrims arrived at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620—400 years ago today. A replica of the Mayflower (Mayflower II, a “living history” museum) was gifted to America by England in 1957,…..
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