Edible Art Is Iffy At Her House
A humorous tale about a Maine museum potato exhibit inspiring a home artist. The narrator imagines edible fruit and vegetables as art, but the kitchen reveals the edible display was eaten, ending with a humorous verdict that edible art may fail at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin College
Museum of Art
Brunswick
Maine
Aiken
Etheredge Center
Weeks Recreation Center
Rose Hill Art Center
Betty
Smithsonian
Chris
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Mary
Battle of Antietam Anniversary and Prinsjesdag
The calendar notes the Battle of Antietam anniversary on Sept 17 1862 the bloodiest day of Civil War fighting and Constitution Week Sept 17-23 marked by a presidential proclamation since 1955 Prinsjesdag on Sept 17 in the Netherlands features the queen in a golden coach for the parliament opening in The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Antietam
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
America
Netherlands
The
Hague
Hall of Knights
Nicknames reveal stories from aiken residents
A collection of local anecdotes explains why residents earned names like Skipper Perry and Mim Woodring. Ernest Crow Thomas recalls a prank that stuck while Spooky Weeks was born on Halloween, and Sissy Brodie explains how her nickname replaced Sylvia in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Donald
Jim
James
Bob
Robert
Skinny
Shorty
Baldy
Fats
Skipper
Woodring
Miriam Woodring
Ernest Thomas
Crow
Thomas
State Farm Insurance
Harry Odell Weeks Jr
Lyon-Croft-Weeks
Hunter Insurance
Sylvia Brodie
Sissy Brodie
Sissy Britches
Sissy
Sylvia
Brodie
Gazebo
Buddy Coleman
Coleman Shoes
Clester Terrell Coleman Jr
Coleman
C.T
Buddy
Clester
Oral history guides family memory through interview tips
Grenier compares family oral histories to tribal traditions and offers a practical method using tapes and notes. He stresses interviewing nonparents, planning topics without rigid questions, and recording in a relaxed setting to capture names, places, and pivotal life events for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenier
Europe
America
Alex Haley
Africa
Planning Bases Post Vacation Return To Work Blues
San Diego psychologist Dr. Gary Lawson offers tips to ease post vacation blues after a Monday return to work. He advises pacing the first days back, tying up tasks before leaving, and planning vacations to avoid stress, with examples from his houseboat trips and varied family preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Gary Lawson
United States International University
Lawson
Lawsons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynne Katonak
Miriams
Ernests
Sylvias
Mim Woodring
Harry
Rambo Clec
ALC
Crow Thomas
Skipper Perry
Pearl Harbor
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!