Martial Law in Poland, 20 Years Since
Two weeks ago I attended a press conference at the Polish Press Agency in downtown Warsaw. The panel of distinguished individuals included historians, professors andRead More
Leave a commentPearl Harbor, 75 Years Ago
December 7, 1941, “a day that will live in infamy”, as described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, before a joint session of Congress, in reactionRead More
Leave a commentPreparing for Poland
I’m just days away from departing for Poland, the land of my ancestors. I first traveled there in 1991 and have made a half dozenRead More
Leave a commentStanford on iTunes U
Believe it or not, over 300,000,000 iPods have been sold in the past decade, making the iPod and Apple’s music service, iTunes, a household nameRead More
Leave a commentHonoring Veterans Day and Polish Independence Day
Veterans Day Formerly known as Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918 was the day on which World War I formally ended. After four bloody years ofRead More
Leave a commentRecording an Oral History: The Pre-Interview
Last weekend I attend the first session of a two-part workshop on recording oral history interviews, sponsored by the Palo Alto Historical Association. The sessionRead More
Leave a commentThoughts on Siri, Apple’s Virtual Assistant
Three weeks ago Apple released the iPhone 4S to great fanfare. I ordered one and have enjoyed using it. The most fascinating feature of theRead More
Leave a commentHoover Archives in the News
It’s always nice to get some media coverage so I wanted to point your attention to an article in the Stanford Daily, the university’s studentRead More
Leave a commentOrganizing Your Bookmarks
The internet is a vast resource. Think of it as the biggest library in the world, filled with an ever expanding number of libraries, archivesRead More
3 responsesWhat is Local History?
I recently attended an excellent workshop on writing local history. We don’t often think about local history. When we think about history we think aboutRead More
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