Family History Brick Walls
Yes, you definitely will come across brick walls which you think you will never get over. Have patience, give it time and I feel sure you will get the results you want.
View ArticleSitting For Nouroz
This is about Nouroz and the many details pertinent to the ways in which we act, plan, behave, and think. It is significant to keep this tradition alive, the notion of a secular, earthy, and...
View ArticleThe Pogrom of the Jews
The question that resounds down the centuries is why? Why were the Jews singled out for this terrible slaughter? Albert of Aachen suggests a judgment from God, deluding the minds of the Crusaders, but...
View ArticleWhat is and Where is Timbuktu? Part Three
The Mali Empire flourished mainly due to its immense gold mines, by the beginning of the fourteenth century, Mali was the source of almost half the world's gold, it also boasted huge reserves of salt...
View ArticleThe Life of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Interestingly, he was named after the original Martin Luther, the initiator of the Protestant Reformation.
View ArticleWhat is and Where is Timbuktu? Part Two
Timbuktu is located exactly where the Niger River flows northward into the southern edge of the mighty Sahara. It soon became a central meeting point for the various nomadic tribes who included...
View ArticleWhere is and What is Timbuktu? Part One
From here to Timbuktu is a well worn saying, I have heard it so many times, in so many different places. Indeed, I recall it as one of the first exotic words that my tongue ever found it's way around,...
View ArticleWho is Colonel Gaddafi? Part Four
When Egypt signed peace agreements with Israel in 1979, Libya sought to ally itself closer with the Soviet Union but rather bizarrely even relations between these two remained fairly cool. Desperate...
View ArticleA Short History of Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (his friends called him Bram), was an Irish writer and novelist. He was born on November 8, 1847. He died on April 20, 1912. Bram Stoker came from a large, Protestant family. He was the...
View ArticlePeruvian Pottery - Vessels Found in Burial Sites Lead to Dis
Handmade pottery from Chulucanas, Peru is world renowned, as the potters have discovered an unusual technique of painting, burnishing, and firing their pottery wares. Pre-Columbian vessels found in the...
View ArticleThe Illini Nation
The name "Illinois" is the French version of the Native American name "Illiniwek", which means "people". The Illini are an Algonquin nation whose language resembles that of their neighboring Miami,...
View ArticleThe Life of Martin Luther
Martin Luther is the rarest of creatures, a man who knows his own mind, speaks it and refuses to be swayed. There is something so, so logical about the man and his life; he was baptised on the Feast of...
View ArticleThe Life of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. His father, Earl Little was an outspoken Baptist preacher and an avid supporter of the Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. The...
View ArticleElla Tambussi Grasso - Political Pioneer
Any examination of the history of American women in politics invariably includes the name of Ella T. Grasso. In 1974, as an energy crisis loomed and debates raged on about a war halfway across the...
View ArticleVasken Mardikian - I Want to Make a Painting
Washington Art Association's April offering features the work of an emerging Belgian artist named Vasken Mardikian. Mr. Mardikian's career to this point includes training and performance as a classical...
View ArticleBetty Page - The Queen of Pinup
Betty Page went from a normal life in Nashville to become the Queen of Pinup. Her influence is still felt today in the revival of modern pinup, and through artists that still model her trademark looks...
View ArticleHow We Moved From Mad King to Mad Cow
Alfons M. Jakob was born in Ashafenburg, Bavaria in 1884 a few months after the death of the famous German composer, Richard Wagner. His father was a shopkeeper and lived in the reign of the Bavarian...
View ArticleThe Importance of Genealogy
You may think you know what genealogy is, but many individuals confuse it with the closely related term "family history." Genealogy is the study of ancestry and descendants. The study of genealogy...
View ArticleNative American Indian Beadwork
Long ago the Native American Indian decorated their garments with painted designs. They made colors with pigments of earth, grasses, clays, and berries. In time they began to make fine porcupine-quill...
View ArticleEasy Woodworking - One Man's Admirable Craft
James Dehlinger of Tucson, Arizona, showed modesty, craftsmanship, and selflessness as a carpenter and woodworker. These traits go hand in hand with this craft which should not be ignored by younger...
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