Peggy Ann Brown, Ph.D., Independent Historian/Researcher
Useful Links:
Research Sites
Library of Congress
National Archives
Footnote.com
U.S. War Department Papers (1784-1800)
Ancestry.com
Websites of Interest
North Star Games, creator of Wits and Wagers, the trivia game to which I contributed questions.
APPA, association for which I wrote more than 3,000 entries for their online library.
Library of Congress Veterans History Project, oral history project for veterans of U.S. wars.
Here is the entry for my dad, L. Charles "Charlie" Brown; check back as I plan to add the
transcript of his interview soon.
The Rights of My People: Liluokalani's Enduring Battle with the United States, 1893-1917
by Neil Thomas Proto, discusses Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani's ongoing resistance to American annexation. I worked with Mr. Proto for several years on this project, conducting research at National Archives, Library of Congress, and the Hawaiian State Archives.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend, this book by Laura Hillenbrand, tells the story of the 1930s racehorse Seabiscuit. I have located World War II POW records for Unbroken, Ms. Hillenbrand's new book on Olympic champion and POW Louis Zamperini.
Takoma Design's Amy Wajda designed the cover and pages of my mother's posthumous autobiography, A Preacher's Kid.