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300 years ago, a Bach cantata was born: happy new year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:18, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

... inviting you to check out "my" story (fun listen today, full of surprises), music (and memory), and places (pictured by me: the latest uploads) any day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:56, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Regarding sources aren't clear about when she was married, just that she did at some point after her service. That's why usage is somewhat inconsistent. If you want to start a move discussion or restart the talk page discussion about surname usage, I have no strong objections. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 20:19, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

@Clovermoss: Yeah, I can see that; I did a bit of searching myself, and could not find anything immediately. What I did find was this: https://www.facebook.com/theysaidshecouldntsoshedid/ - a full length book about her, by her great-granddaughter, Kendra Blevins Ford. I suspect she would have whatever info we need, and might be willing to give it. Also it's probably in the book which costs $10 on Kindle, or $15 paperback. I admit, I'm too cheap to spend that money - but I might be willing to send her a Facebook message, unless you plan to. Not pinging User:GreenLipstickLesbian since she said she doesn't have any more mental energy to spend on the article. Do you? If you don't either, then say (and add any questions you would like to ask, had you but the mental energy!), and I'll try to Facebook Messenger Kendra Blevins Ford directly. My response rate from contacting article-subject-connected people on Facebook Messenger is maybe 30%, so not great, but not completely terrible either. --GRuban (talk) 00:14, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Her direct Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/kendra.b.ford.9 --GRuban (talk) 00:18, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Oh, and what I wrote there for GLL goes for you as well - it was a nice article, good work. --GRuban (talk) 00:21, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

It's self-published so I'd have to be careful about how much the source is used. I read quite a lot anyways so I don't mind giving it a chance to at least flesh out some of the information about her personal life. No need to contact the author, though. I hate to admit that I give Amazon money, but I'm one of the few people on the planet for whom a Kindle Unlimited subscription is worth it. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 00:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

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On 13 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calvin Duncan (legal advocate), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Calvin Duncan (pictured) was elected clerk of the same court that wrongfully convicted him of murder and sentenced him to life in prison? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calvin Duncan (legal advocate). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Calvin Duncan (legal advocate)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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On 16 February 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stefi Cohen, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that powerlifter Stefi Cohen went down a weight class to bring her world record total to 25? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stefi Cohen. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stefi Cohen), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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on Bach's birthday, a story about my joy -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:30, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

On 2 April 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nala Ray, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Nala Ray, the daughter of a Baptist minister, left an OnlyFans channel making millions of dollars per year to return to Christianity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nala Ray. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Nala Ray), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.

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