Donna Gawell

Dedicated to my historical novels: War and Resistance in the Wilderness, In the Shadow of Salem, The Young Partisans and History, and Travel to Europe and Australia

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  • War and Resistance in the Wilderness: A Novel of WWII Poland
    • Life in Polish Villages During WWII
  • In the Shadow of Salem : The Redemption of Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • Mehitabel Braybrooke Downing: An Accused Woman during the Salem Witchcraft Trials
    • Donna and Mehitabel’s Home
    • Introducing Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • Joan Penney: Mehitabel’s Evil Stepmother
    • My Corrupt Political Ancestor: Sir George Downing
    • The Founding Mother of Harvard: Lucy Winthrop Downing, A Puritan Lady of Influence
    • The Tragic Life of Rachel Clinton
    • ABCs of Crime and Punishment in Puritan New England
      • A is for Adultery
      • B is for Branding
      • C is for Cows
      • D is for Drunkenness
      • E is for Essex County Quarterly Court Records
      • F is for Fashion Police in Puritan New England
      • G is for Giles Corey
      • H is for Heresy
      • I for Indentured servants
      • J is for Judges of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
      • K is for Keeping the Wrong Kind of Company
      • L is for Lists of Criminal Acts
      • M is for Maritime Crimes- Piracy!
      • N is for Nimrod the Rebellious Indian
      • O is for Ordinaries (Taverns)
      • P is for Punishments
      • Q is for Quakers
      • R is for Rogues and Ne’er-Do Wells
      • S is for Spectral Evidence
      • T is for Tituba: America’s Most Famous Witch
      • U is for Unmarried Men and Women in Puritan Society
      • V is for the Victims of Witchcraft
      • W is for Witchcraft
      • XXXX is for Forty Strokes and How the Phrase “That Really Smarts” originated
      • Y is for Ye Olde Disciplines and Punishments for Youths
      • Z is for Zebulon Hill
    • The Story of Hazelelponah, a Real Puritan Woman
    • The Inspiration for Mehitabel Braybrooke
    • The Puritan Tithingman
    • Five Things About the Salem Witchcraft Trials You Might Not Know
    • Slavery in Puritan Times
    • The Real John Downing
    • Spelling in Puritan Times
    • If you lived in Puritan New England, what would be your title?
    • Mehitabel was a “nullius filius” (bastard child)
    • Ipswich during the 17th century
    • Gallow’s Hills in Salem
    • A Real Puritan Story of “The Big Bad Wolf”
  • History of WW2 in Poland, Niwiska, Blizna, and Anna Grabiec’s Letters
    • America’s Space Program Began in a Little Village in Poland
    • Jozef Batory and Jozef Bryk: Two Cursed Soldiers
    • Niwiska, Its History and Life in Galicia
      • A Galician Farm: The House and Farm of Michal Grabiec
      • Blizna and Niwiska: Their Place in the History of Space Exploration
      • History of the Village of Niwiska Near Rzeszow, Poland
      • Michal Grabiec: Husband of 3 Wives, Father of 24 children, 56 Grandchildren 225 Great Grandchildren and 114+ Great Great Grandchildren and counting…
      • Niwiska- A Settlement Amidst the Forests
      • The Cemetery in Niwiska
    • The Other Three Million Who Died in the Holocaust: The Forgotten Story of the Christians in Poland
    • World War II in Poland
      • “You Would Have Done the Same for Me”: The Story of Helena Kotula
      • A War Memory (World War II) written by Anna Grabiec
      • Blizna and Niwiska: Their Role in the History of Space Exploration
      • Niwiska during WWII- The Nazi Occupation
      • Operation Wildhorn III
      • The Forgotten Story of the Three Million Polish Christians Who Died During the Holocaust
      • The Polish Home Army (AK) During WWII
    • The Letters of Anna Grabiec and her biography
      • The Dec 28, 1944 Letter from Anna Grabiec
      • An Amazing Story: Anna Grabiec’s Undelivered Letter
      • Anna Grabiec’s Biography: A Gold Cross of Merit Recipient
      • A Poem by Anna Grabiec: Polish Flowers
      • July 20, 1998
      • October 8, 1998
      • August 16, 1999
      • December 1, 1998
      • March 14, 1999
      • More on Anna Grabiec and Stacia Grabiec
  • Travel to Europe and Australia
    • Australia, Pacfic Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, Sydney and Auckland, NZ
      • Auckland Museum
      • Cruise to Australia Review: 22 night Transpacific
      • Hobbiton Adventure in New Zealand!
      • Lautoka, Fiji
      • Maui
      • New Zealand
      • Oahu and Pearl Harbor
      • Seattle
      • Suva, Fiji
      • Suva, Fiji Travel Tips
      • Sydney Australia Travel Review
      • Sydney Travel Trips
      • The Pacific Islands Travel Advice
    • Western Europe: England, France, Spain, Azores (Portugal)
      • Barcelona
      • Brest, France
      • Cartagena Spain
      • LeHavre, Paris or Rouen
      • London, England
      • Marseille (Provence) France
      • Ponta Delgada, Azores
      • Portland, England
      • Southampton and travel in England
      • The Lives of Our Viking Ancestors in Jorvik
      • Vigo, Spain
    • Israel: Jerusalem, the Galilee, the Golan Heights, the Dead Sea and Masada
    • Poland
      • Foods of Poland
      • Gromnica: The Thunder Candle
      • History of Poland during the 1800-1900’s and WWII
        • The Story of Michał “Michael” Bryk (1885–1973)
      • Lutcza
      • Milk Bars: A Taste of History in Poland
      • The Beautiful Cemeteries of Poland
      • Travel to Poland
        • The Devil from Słopanów
        • Visiting Krakow
          • Stary Kleparz Market- The Place Krakovians Shop!
        • Travel Back to Your Roots
      • Visiting a  Christmas Ornament Museum and Factory in Poland
      • Niwiska, Poland
      • Niwiska’s School of Music
    • Mediterranean: Italy, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, and Montenegro
      • Biblical References for Travel to Israel, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
      • Croatia and Montenegro
        • Kotor Montenegro
      • Greece: Athens, Corinth, Santorini Island, Crete, Cyprus, and Rhodes
        • Athens, Greece
        • Corinth
        • Crete and Heraklion (Iraklion)
        • Limassol Cyprus
        • Rhodes, Greece
        • Santorini
      • Italy
        • Crete
        • Genoa (Portofino)
        • Malta (Valletta)
        • Messina, Italy
        • Naples, Italy
          • Pompeii on Your Own from Naples
        • Palermo, Sicily
        • Rome
      • Ravenna, Italy
      • Turkey: Kusadasi, Ephesus, and Istanbul
  • Miscellaneous
    • Imam to Pastor: A Story from Operation Christmas Child
    • The Story of Michael Bryk (1885-1973)
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Cakes and Pies
      • Vinegar Pie Crust*
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Cookies and Candy
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Desserts: Chrusciki, bars, horns, squares, etc
      • Pineapple Squares *
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell: Breads and Rolls
    • Recipes of Anna Gawell Punch, extracts, egg nog, jams, etc.
    • Anna D. Gawell: A Fantastic Baker
    • In The Forest by Elise
    • Charles C Chapman
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Trip to Taormina by train, 45 minutes. Train station is a ten minute walk from port.

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