NON-FICTION WRITING
BIOGRAPHY
2022 – William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader
William E. Dimorier (1871-1951) was an educator and poet during the first half of the 20th century. Dimorier self-published Rhymes and Some Reason and The West Wind and Other Verses, collections of his poetry. He was also a servant leader, having contributed time and talents to his community and students without expectation of reward. The biography, William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader, was self-published in 2022. A few copies remain. Contact Ann Silverthorn for more information.
BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
History
- Brockway, PA: Where Italian Immigrants Once Worked the Mines 11/4/2024
- The Complicated Legacy of NSDAR and Marian Anderson 2/10/2024
- 7 Things to Know About Laura Bridgman 4/6/2015
Personal
- The Story of Nutmeg and Nora, Rescue Pups 1/30/2026
- The Sergeant and the Shooter 4/27/2021
- WWI: A Perspective on the Concept of “Enemy” 4/16/2018
- 7 Things Learned from a 3-Week Visit with a Toddler 3/4/2018
Community
- A Forgotten Industrial Disaster: The Mt. Hickory Rolling Mill Fire, 3/11/2026
- Solo Mio for the Valentine’s Day Win 2/15/2026
- Myron Hutchinson Silverthorn: Erie County Servant Leader 1/7/2022
- Zuck Park: A Millcreek Legacy 3/22/2021
Book Reviews
- The Goldfinch was Delicious 1/1/2023
- World War One Diary Tells of Duty, Terror, and Survival 5/3/2022
- Book Review: Working for Justice Tells the Story of an Unthinkable Murder and its Aftermath 4/11/2021
Movies/TV
- Solo Mio for the Valentine’s Day Win 2/15/2026
- HANNAH Reveals the Making of a Pariah 4/4/2022
- They Shall Not Grow Old: A New View of WWI 12/19/2018
- The Post: Film About Katharine Graham, Unsure to Unstoppable 2/19/2018
DVD Netflix Blog: “Inside the Envelope”
I wrote 46 posts for this blog from 2017 to 2020. I was able to retrieve all but two and add them to my own blog. Find a recap of the experience and list of posts HERE.
HISTORY
For the Doughboy Foundation:
For the Erie County World War One Centennial Committee:
- Answering the Call: Erie County, Pennsylvania in World War One (Print – May 2021, writer/editor contributor)
MISCELLANEOUS
Medical Literary Messenger – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Did I Register? (Creative Non-Fiction – Spring 2015, page 15)
TECHNOLOGY
InfoStor, Business Solutions, Network World examples:
- SMBs (small-to-medium sized businesses) are still using tape for remote-office data backup
- SMB data storage options for the recession
- Thin Provisioning Products for SMBs
- File virtualization technology considerations for SMBs
GRANT WRITING
Gannon University – Department of Education Title III Grant – $1.825 million for technology. Details at: “Climbing the Ladder of Success”

