Off to Perquimans, North Carolina
I will be spending the weekend with Abby and her family in Perquimans, North Carolina. We are going to visit her great-grandmother.
The Backward Glance is the blog of Lincoln and Abby Mullen. Lincoln Mullen is a reference librarian at Bob Jones University's Mack Library and a student of history. Abby Mullen is a master's student in English at Bob Jones University. She teaches freshman English at BJU. [Read more »]
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