page contents Google

INTERNET SHOWTIME SATURDAY WITH A SIDE OF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

July 13, 2024 by

I’m a big fan of internet showtime, the daily scroll. But I keep it simple. I’m not looking for verification, authentication, or validation. Not looking for lawyers, guns, or money. What I’m looking for is attention grabbing posts, videos, and stories. Make me pause. Is that asking for too much?

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

HOLD ON TO THE HISTORY ROPE WITH BOTH HANDS

May 26, 2024 by

Hold on to the history rope and hold on tight when you discover some of the horrible events from the past. I didn’t need to know about more women being convicted for witchcraft. Witchcraft is not something I’m familiar with and will never be familiar with, but it seems more likely that women tried and […]

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

HISTORY MATTERS WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKING

June 2, 2021 by

History matters more to history majors? We like to think so, but history matters to everyone else, too. It matters with personal history, house history, town history, business history, and the big history between nations. The key to remember is that it always starts small. And it starts with one question: What happened?

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

Historical Debris: A Record Of Time

July 23, 2018 by

    Most museums have a bar they set for accepting historical debris, artifacts, one of a kind deals, and whatever an important person touched or signed.   Paul Revere silver, the last breath of Thomas Edison, the Magna Carta? No one is making any more of that stuff, so that’s a bar too high. […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,