About Lauren

Lauren Jessop, is currently a contributor for The Center Square covering issues in Pennsylvania, and for NewsBreak  with a focus on local happenings and history. She previously wrote for Citizen Stringer News.

 

She has a need for balance, a strong sense of fairness, and digs for facts before forming an opinion. She enjoys the many opportunities for learning that writing provides.

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Billie Hall was a pen name she used initially, and is a combination of two of her ancestors' names - Billie, the first name of her paternal grandmother, and Hall being the last name of her 5th great grandfather, who fought in the American Revolution. Lauren is a proud member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). 

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Her love and respect for history are reflected in many of her writings, and facts are always the foundation for everything she writes. 

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Prior to writing, she spent many years working in a community college library. She lives in Pennsylvania, is married, has two grown children, two stepchildren and a grandchild. When she’s not writing, she loves being active outdoors and riding her Harley.

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