Holidays are past. A new year and a new decade have begun. The end of January is approaching. Did you make New Year’s Resolutions or set goals for this year? How is that working out for you? Each day, each hour, each minute actually provides the opportunity to start again. However, it is the…
Today an incredible amount of content is seemingly available at our finger tips. We don’t even have to leave home. With a computer, smart phone or tablet, we can access the internet from multiple locations, including the comfort of our own home. Using a variety of search engines, we can find information on almost…
What is geography, exactly? Geography is the study of how humans interact with their environment over time and space. Geographers do more than just ask and answer questions about where things are. We also ask: How? Why? What if? Geography has two primary disciplines: physical geography and human geography. Physical Geography Physical geographers are interested…
“The Last Bridge: Her Own True Story, Elvera Ziebart Reuer” is the story of the journey and evolution of a young woman caught up in the events of history. Forces beyond her control tear her life apart again and again. It is her courage, faith and tenacity that carry her and her family through…
Traditions are customs handed down through the generations by word of mouth or example. They start in memory or honor of an event, time, and/or person. Traditions enrich our lives by providing meaning and cultural continuity. They divide time into meaningful segments. Like the guard rails on the Autobahn, they can allow us to…
History is the sum total of choices and actions that make up the past. A historic record is evidence that is left behind for those in the present and future to read or ignore, interpret, try to understand. Do you ever wonder about your ancestors? How did they live? What choices did they make?…
Did you know that a variety of German ethnic groups settled in Russia between the 16th and 19th Centuries at the invitation of the Tzars? Do you know why they immigrated to Russia? Where and how they lived? What precipitated their diaspora to the rest of the world? Did you know that some remain? A…