admin2019-05-10T20:56:54+00:00May 10th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Day 4 of our Route 66 Road Trip finds us in Kingman, Arizona, at Mr. D’s, a super cool, retro diner! I had to take a photo at the entrance of such pink and turquoise cuteness!!! Route 66 has a bounty of really special places like this one! Inside Mr. D’s is a totally traditional
admin2019-05-10T20:37:53+00:00May 9th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Day 3 on our fabulous Route 66 Road Trip! What a great adventure we’re having! Here I am with my classic car and my book series with the car in them! Here’s my car called Hawk’s Ride right before it’s getting loaded into the trailer for the rest of the Route 66 Road Trip! Drove
admin2019-05-10T19:49:29+00:00May 9th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Stopped in Victorville, California, for a Route 66 visit! I’m outside the California Route 66 Museum in Old Town Victorville and what a cool place! One whole side of the museum is a giant mural with the Route 66 California cities. Since I grew up in California this was especially cool for me to see!
admin2019-05-10T19:49:52+00:00April 23rd, 2019|Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
I love the Fifties. That's probably why I've written a series of four books, The 1950s Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann, set in the fabulous fifties in El Monte, California, for grade school chapter-book readers. Kids of that era grew up in a different way than they do today. Not better, not worse, just…different
admin2019-03-13T21:15:59+00:00March 22nd, 2019|News|
Every decade has its good times and bad, but if you grew up in the 1950s, you might argue that those were the best of days. If you're looking for a way to pass along your 1950s memories to the future generations, consider checking out a new series of children's books by CA Hartnell. You
admin2019-03-13T21:16:21+00:00March 20th, 2019|Hartnell History, News|
If you were born after the 1950s, you may know little or nothing about the frightening epidemic that was part of just about everyone's lives back then. Polio outbreaks were frequent and not well understood. Although doctors, hospitals and health organizations tried to fight this crippling disease, it continued to spread and affect children throughout
admin2019-03-13T21:16:42+00:00March 13th, 2019|News|
Looking back over the past helps us learn about ourselves and our world, as well as revive thrilling, joyful, terrifying and heartbreaking memories. The decade of the 1950s conjures up images of the advent of rock and roll with Elvis Presley, the frightening polio outbreaks, the ominous Korean War and the fascinating introduction of the
