by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 21, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We are sisters and she is our cousin. Our mom got a job here and brought us to Anchorage from Nebraska for a better life. Other members of our family were already out here. When our mom told us we were moving here, we said hell no. She is the single mother of seven...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 20, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I am a street pastor. The natives were taught from long age to hate white people because we took their land. I have to keep breaking down barriers and showing them I am not the one who did that. There are churches on every corner in Anchorage because there are...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 19, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Los Angeles. I was a surfer girl with long blonde hair and a bikini. My family traveled by truck and camper everywhere as a kid. Even through Mexico and Europe. We put it on a boat. We were doing to go to Alaska, but my parents canceled it. I was so mad...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 18, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“The original plan was to go to the FBI Academy. My dad was in law enforcement. I thought I was going to study behavior and catch criminals. I started working in a group home for adults with special needs when I was at Auburn. That was just for fun, but I fell in love...
by Lynn Oldshue | Jul 17, 2020 | A Southern Soul
I love taking Souls on the road and finding the little ways we are different and how many ways we are alike. It is also a chance to hear about history, problems, and solutions from somewhere else and learning from them. Even finding connections to home and...
