Blog Posts
Letter to Henry Clay Folger on his 165th Birthday, June 18, 2022
"This is as great a tribute from a biographer to his subject as I have ever read." Amanda MeckeHenry (if I may), I first learned about you at Amherst College. Here you are with Emily at the 45th...
Dove Drama on the Deck:
Paired Photos from Up Close
Bird Nest Observation 2020Fig. 1. Security lights under an overhang make for safe, protected nesting spots, I’ve discovered so far. Mother robins seem to agree, for they’ve returned three years in a...
ASSASSINATED on a park bench in 1913,
Sitting President of El Salvador, Dr. Manuel Araujo
This is a rare (the only?) postcard depicting portraits of a Salvadoran President and Vice-President. The distributor of the card was Max Rosenblum, German merchant established in San Salvador and...
Happy Birthday, Emily Jordan Folger
"I am so glad we have resurrected Emily’s reputation — and added proof to the life-long value of Higher Education for American women." Amanda MeckeEmily Jordan was born in Ironton, Ohio on May 15,...
Othello, Henry Folger, & Capt. John Robinson
"Thank you for sending this copy of your blog about the connection between the Folgers and Captain Robinson. I enjoyed reading it, and their interaction is a delightful one, clearly appreciated by...
The Civil War Footprint of my Great-Grandfather,
Maj. Hiram Lewis Grant (1843–1922)
"Stephen, what an amazing story. The manner in which you have woven facts and artifacts together is extraordinary. Your work will, no doubt, inspire others to embark upon their own personal journey...
Peter Strickland Book Launch at DACOR BACON HOUSE, 2007
This post brings alive the launch of my first biography fifteen years ago, on Jan. 29, 2007. My son, Yonel, a transportation engineer, flew in from San Francisco and videotaped my introductory...
Old Picture Postcards from Guinea in West Africa
As I write this blog post in March, 2022, the world is riveted on Ukraine’s struggle to protect itself against an invasion from its much larger neighbor, Russia. 1991 started out in a deadly and...
Book Launch of Postales Salvadoreñas del Ayer/Early Salvadoran Postcards
People of my generation remember where they were when they heard of JFK’s assassination and of the 9/11 attacks. Few recall where they were the day Y2K occurred. While the last month of 1999 will be...
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