The 2019 Waterloo Greenway Creek Show was held November 7-17, 2019 along Waller Creek between 9th and 12th Streets in Austin Texas. This was the sixth annual Creek Show. There were six light installations...
During the Siege of Leningrad September 1941 through January 1944, more that 600,000 people died, most from starvation. For comparison, the total casualties for the United States in World War II were approximately 419,000....
My grandfather was in Company B of the 132nd Machine Gun Battalion in World War I. I wrote an article about letters he sent back previously. I also had a roster book for his...
After five nights and the better part of six days in Moscow, we took a tour of Moscow subway stations on our way to board our home for the next six days, the Volga...
While in Moscow we (ok maybe just me, but Audrey humored me) wanted to visit the Cosmonaut museum. The Cosmonaut museum is very recognizable from quite a distance with its tall swooping tower with...
My grandfather was in World War I. Luckily as an American, trench warfare was mostly complete by the time he got into action. I’ve listened to Dan Carlin’s riveting podcast on World War I,...
Novodevichy Cemetery was the second most prominent place to be buried during the Soviet era, the first being the Kremlin Necropolis. It was opened in 1898 adjacent to the Novodevichy Convent off the Third...
On the 4th of July, 2019, we joined the line to go into Lenin’s Mausoleum in Red Square, Moscow. The line was long but moved along at a good pace. The area one can...
On our recent trip to Moscow we stayed within walking distance of Red Square. We visited multiple times during our five days in Moscow, including a visit to Lenin’s Mausoleum (separate article here), a...
This is an excerpt from my draft step-by-step guide for non-profits to implement and utilize certain existing blockchain solutions to assist in extending their membership reach and earning passive donations for content (articles, images,...
