Helping the present understand the past
In May 2014 the spousal unit and I paid a visit to the Iowa kin en route from Nebraska back home. I was working a conference in Nebraska and it was a great opportunity to stop in, see family, and talk some genealogy. They were gracious enough to let me photograph and scan some items in…
This past weekend has been an absolute whirlwind of activity and discovery for me. I had to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for work Thursday and Friday and I took the opportunity to go see the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Dealey Plaza is where President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963. The…