Kimberly Tilley rescues forgotten stories of early twentieth century America from obscurity. Her books, Grievous Deeds (2023); Has it Come to This? (2022), Cold Heart (2020), and The Poisoned Glass (2019) were Amazon category best-sellers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India.
Kimberly owns OldSpirituals.com. She's very grateful for the wonderful community and two outstanding contributors to help fulfill the site's mission of rescuing fascinating stories from obscurity.
Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
Kimberly owns OldSpirituals.com. She's very grateful for the wonderful community and two outstanding contributors to help fulfill the site's mission of rescuing fascinating stories from obscurity.
Kimberly is the cofounder of Pivot Talent Development LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. PIVOT offers workshops, training, consulting, and coaching to help professionals improve performance, drive business impact, and transcend limitations.
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I grew up reading the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and watching the tv show. Today I came across a picture of the real Charles and Caroline Ingalls, and it’s a bit of a shock when you’re used to the 1970s/80s glossier version of Ma and Pa.
The PDA is pretty unusual for the time. Charles’ arm is around his wife and they’re holding hands. It’s very sweet!
I was curious to see what the real Nellie Olson looked like but it turns out that she was a composite of three girls that Laura knew. It’s a little disappointing, but it also makes sense. Nellie Olson wasn’t a child; she was a legend.
