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That Was The Week That Was

March 8, 2020

Some of what I was reading last week: • As a historian, I often wrestle with the pull of nostalgia. As Michial Farmer explained, it might be that such longing for the past has its uses. • It was 250 years ago that British soldiers killed five colonial protesters in Boston. “Such commemorations offer opportunities … More That Was The Week That Was

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The Blue Ridge Parkway

October 19, 2016

On Monday I shared a few things that I’m enjoying right now. I left one off the list in order to come back to it today: Yes, among the many other blessings of this sabbatical — time with my wife and kids, time with my parents, time to write and read — I get to visit the … More The Blue Ridge Parkway

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The USA in 1940: The Nelsons of River Falls

April 10, 2012

Yesterday I took a look at the 1940 Census records of my Grandpa Peterson and his family, noting that they were relatively more comfortable than the family Grandpa married into in 1946: the Nelsons of River Falls, Wisconsin. My grandmother, Hildur, was fourteen at the time of the census, the third of four daughters for … More The USA in 1940: The Nelsons of River Falls

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