Engrid Barnett
School
University Of Nevada
Expertise
Travel, Music, True Crime, Weird News
- Engrid Barnett is an award-winning author who has received recognition for her work on the Cravings Department for Nevada Magazine.
- She's written for a variety of publications, including Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Rova Magazine, American Trails, and Nevada Magazine.
- Over the past three years, she's contributed to five books with Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, including Sideshow and Other Carnival Curiosities, Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World, and three annuals.
Experience
Engrid has worked as a professional writer for the past four years. Before launching her freelance career, she taught Core Humanities and French at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Truckee Meadows Community College. In her free time, she performs with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra and other classical music groups. Her work has appeared in Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, Rova Magazine, American Trails, and Nevada Magazine. Agencies and organizations, including Madden Media, the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN), and Visit Newport Beach, have relied on her content marketing expertise to boost their traffic.
Education
Engrid Barnett has a Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno, in cultural geography where she studied the early psychedelic rock scene at Virginia City, Nevada's Red Dog Saloon.
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Stories By Engrid Barnett
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When it comes to Oradour-sur-Glane, unanswered questions abound. Here's the messed up truth about the French village razed and torched by the Nazis.
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Elvis Presley starred in over 30 theatrical releases (including documentaries), and the King of Rock 'n' Roll managed to make some highly entertaining films.
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Beneath the Italian Alps near Turin, you'll find the Temples of Damanhur, alternately known as the Temples of Humankind, a sprawling subterranean complex.
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The real life history of Queen Charlotte's Ball is even more fascinating than it seems on Bridgerton. Here are the details of this historical event.
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Here's what you need to know about the worst royal wedding nights in history, ranging from lackluster to downright awful.
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Prince Frederick of Prussia isn't at all like his namesake on Bridgerton. Instead, the real prince lived a life of military servitude and honor.
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Rock lyricists have scoured the Bible to find some of their most iconic verses and stories. Here's what you need to know about rock songs inspired by the Bible.
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The last debutantes curtseyed before the Queen in 1958. Here are some of their fascinating stories as the last participants in a 2-century-old tradition.
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If you think Naomi Judd's talents and interests started and ended with music, think again. Here's what you need to know about the untold truth of Naomi Judd.
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Debutantes balls still take place and look both very different and surprisingly similar to fictional ones. Here's what it's like being a modern-day debutante.
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It'd be easy to think that Wynonna and Naomi Judd led charmed lives. But stardom couldn't cover up tragedy. This is the tragic real-life story of The Judds.
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During Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard, the private actor opened up about his life. This is the tragic real-life story of Johnny Depp.
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The 1889 Exposition Universelle introduced the Eiffel Tower, France's iconic national monument. Here's what it was like after the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889.
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Here's everything you need to know about the times people tried to assassinate members of the British royal family and how the royals responded.
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The story of the Seven Sutherland sisters is filled with plenty of entanglements. Billed as "the most costly curiosities," here's their remarkable true story.
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Filmmaker Robert Eggers is back at it with a take on the Scandinavian legend that inspired Shakespeare's "Hamlet." This is the legend of Amleth explained.
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"The Thing About Pam" makes you hope this could never happen in real life, except it did ... kinda. Here's every time "The Thing About Pam" lied to you.
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Church leaders kept copious records over time, especially when it comes to relics. This is the history of the world's most macabre Catholic relics explained.
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Life as an inmate in a Russian penal colony is no walk in the park. Prisoners experience overcrowding, diseases, and torture.
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One of Hippocrates' most famous medical theories, the four humors, inadvertently led to incalculable harm for centuries, leaving a blood bath in its wake.
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Incorruptible saints have long amazed with claims of saintly bodies untouched by time and decomposition. So what are they, and why don't their bodies decay?
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During WWII, the U.S. tried to invade mainland Japan with radioactive, glow-in-the-dark foxes. Here's everything you need to know about "Operation Fantasia."
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Even with technology, the risks of reporting on the frontlines of battle have never been higher. This is what it's really like being a journalist in a war zone.
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Many leisure activities enjoyed by Victorians look bizarre from a modern perspective. Here are some of the strangest free-time activities of the 19th century.
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The most famous statues have stood the test of time, but secret messages remain hidden in some of them. These are some secret messages hidden in famous statues.
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Which monuments of today will stand the test of time? We have a handle on the most famous statues in the world. Here's our list of these extraordinary figures.
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The true crime story of Pam Hupp's murder of Betsy Faria has some unbelievable twists and turns. Here is the untold truth.