page contents Google

STUMBLING STONES OF HARSH HISTORY

January 30, 2026 by

Last night I learned about Stumbling Stones, or Stolpersteine. They are memorial bricks laid for Holocaust victims at the last place they voluntarily lived before being deported for execution. Our friends told the story of the journey to their family’s former home in Germany, once known as East Prussia. They found the Stolpersteines outside the […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

SORTING HISTORY: WHAT MATTERS vs WHAT MATTERS MORE

September 19, 2020 by

Sorting history is the difference between hoarders and historians. If there were no difference, every garage full of crap would be a museum. And I say garage full of crap with all due respect, since I’ve got one piling up. In the end, that stuff tells a part of our story. But it doesn’t have […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,