What Is Ellouisestory and What Kind of Content Does It Publish?

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Ellouisestory (ellouisestory.blogspot.com) is a personal blog kept by a storyteller named Ellouise, who publishes short first-person posts about the historical subjects she performs and researches — most visibly the "Hello Girls," the U.S. Army's female telephone operators in World War I — alongside personal essays, ghost stories, and notes tied to Arlington National Cemetery. It is a reading and viewing site rather than a service or shop: posts are dated entries with photos, video links, and occasional reader comments, and the page also points to a calendar, a video section, and an "About Ellouise" page.

What the blog actually covers

The visible posts show a narrow but consistent set of themes, all filtered through Ellouise's work as a professional storyteller:

  • Hello Girls history. A June 1, 2025 post describes attending a May 25, 2025 commemorative event at the Museum of the United States Army, where a new plaque honoring the Hello Girls was unveiled with a performance by Army musicians. The same post notes that Ellouise told the Hello Girls' story at venues across the country from 2013 to 2015, including the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
  • Arlington National Cemetery. The site's section headings include "Arlington National Cemetary: After the Flag" and "ARLINGTON: My Forever Home," indicating an ongoing personal connection to the cemetery as a subject.
  • Ghost stories and seasonal storytelling. An October 29, 2023 post is a short Halloween entry pointing readers to a video of one of her ghost stories on YouTube.
  • Personal essays. A March 8, 2023 post, "A Bit of My History," recalls watching Gloria Steinem speak and reflects on an earlier era of the women's movement, with close attention to Steinem's appearance and style.

The page also lists other named projects — "THE HELLO GIRLS," "PUSHING BOUNDARIES," and "FINDING GUS" — as standing sections rather than one-off posts.

How to use the site

There is no account, paywall, or download step described in the available material. To get value from it:

  1. Open the blog and scan the dated entries on the home page; newest posts appear first.
  2. Use the section links (Hello Girls, Arlington, Pushing Boundaries, Finding Gus) if you want one topic rather than the full feed.
  3. Check the calendar page if you want to know when Ellouise is performing or speaking — the blog frames her writing as an extension of live storytelling.
  4. Follow the video links inside posts (for example, the Halloween ghost story) to watch rather than read.

Expected result: you come away with short, anecdotal history and personal reflection, not a research archive. Posts are brief, and the historical detail is often about an event Ellouise attended rather than a sourced account.

What to keep in mind

  • It is a personal blog, not an institution. Claims and dates in posts are the author's own; for the Hello Girls specifically, the post credits historian Diann Smith as event organizer and names the Doughboy Foundation, the U.S. Army Museum, filmmaker Jim Theres, and retired Colonel Linda Jantzen as participants — useful names to search if you want independent accounts.
  • Comment activity is light. The visible posts show either no comments or a couple, so the site is not a discussion community.
  • Content is in English and organized chronologically, so older posts require scrolling or the archive rather than search.

If your interest is the Hello Girls' long-delayed veteran recognition, the 2025 post is the most current item on the page; if you want storytelling performance material, the ghost story and personal essay posts are the better entry points.