Grandma Michels: My Family Quilting Heritage Part 2
Slightly less than a year ago, we said our earthly good-byes to my grandmother. She survived a few months past the century mark, and she [...]
The Holens: My Family Quilting Heritage Part 1
I never had the privilege of meeting my Great Grandma Holen, although I have seen her handiwork. I know I adored her daughter, and she [...]
Inspired by the International Quilt Study Center and Museum: Reading to Kids About Quilts
As you may have gathered from previous posts, one of my favorite things to do with my kids is read books with them. From my [...]
Preserving Patchwork: International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska
Name/LocationInternational Quilt Study Center and Museum 33rd & Holdrege in Lincoln, NEOpen hours/ContactsTues.-Sat. 10-4; Summer Sundays 1-4: 402-472-6549; FacebookCostAdults: $6; Children (5-18): $3; Families: $12; [...]
Off the Map: How did those Germans end up in Russia and then in Nebraska?
This is a bit of an unusual "Off the Map." Really the post could be titled "On the Move." Or forwarding address. About the transition [...]
Flashback Friday through Photography: The American Historical Society of Germans from Russia in Lincoln
When we were studying European geography several years ago, we went to the Germans from Russia Museum. We all really enjoyed it, and I think [...]
Moving Monday: Palymra, Nebraska: The Town That Relocated?
Earlier this summer, we went and took a tour of our friends' "Big Red Sawmill." I will be writing more on the details of all [...]
Flashback Friday: Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress: Omaha’s World Fair
To those of you who receive my posts by e-mail, my initial post accidentally did not include my numbers chart - sorry about that omission! [...]
Durham Museuum in Omaha: Celebrating our Western Heritage
Photo Credit: Nebraska Tourism Name/Location Durham Museum; 801 S. 10th near downtown Omaha; Facebook Open hours/Contacts Sun: 1-5; Tues. 10-8; W-Sat. 10-5; Closed Mon.; (402)444-5071 [...]
Off the Map: Florence, Nebraska
Florence was my paternal grandmother's name. A feisty, caring woman, she died last December only months after celebrating her hundredth birthday. So, naturally when I [...]