Reflections on a Family Genealogy Project Did you know that the word “radical” comes from a term meaning “from the root or the radix” of a plant? Here’s a radical notion: the idea for your Oral History project needs the rich and fertile soil of your imagination along with sufficient time to develop. The seed […]
Reflections on a Family Genealogy Project A seed was planted during my visit to Kansas in October, 2003. Dad was just beginning his chemotherapy, and I was faced with the prospect of his mortality. Emotionally, this translated as a feeling of being punched in the stomach and getting the wind knocked out of me. And
Back in 1992, Artist, Designer and Poet, Colleen Kelley, collaborated with artists, writers, visionaries and social change agents to form the Terma Collective, which published a limited edition of 5,000 copies of a product called “The Box: Remembering the Gift.” The Box is filled with artwork, poetry, love, hope, sorrow, inspiration, and various ritual objects,
“The letters bring back the World War II years as seen by an 18 year old who has enlisted in the Air Force and is engaged in pilot training. It reminds us of the fragility of our plans for the future only to be derailed by death. A fate all too familiar to those who
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