A Visit to Murnau, Germany
Last week my dad and I flew to Munich, Germany. The main purpose of the trip was to travel to Murnau, a city about anRead More
7 responsesLast week my dad and I flew to Munich, Germany. The main purpose of the trip was to travel to Murnau, a city about anRead More
7 responsesC-SPAN is in the midst of presenting a TV series on First Ladies of the United States, “Influence and Image”. Last summer they were onsiteRead More
Leave a commentLast 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 commentI 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
Leave a commentMost of what we learn is passed on to us verbally. We reinforce this knowledge with reading and writing, but we’ll hear far more inRead More
2 responsesSo you thought archives were just for universities or governments, right? Think again, you probably have your family archive scattered all over your house andRead More
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