Caption for photo to left: Human Statue of Liberty. 18,000 Officers and Men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. Colonel William Newman, Command...

Hanuka isn’t going to be celebrated for a couple weeks. It begins on the evening of December 2nd, this year. However, tomorrow is the day Ha...

As you light up your barbecues this weekend and enjoy your day off from work Monday (those who have the day off) - take some part of the day...

Tu b'Av  is a relatively obscure Jewish holiday that falls on the fifteenth day of the month of Av (sundown Thursday, July 26 to sundown...

Below is my annual post for Memorial Day. A post on what Memorial Day is for, besides barbecues. The above image comes from a past versi...

My Great-Grandfather, Barney Newmark, celebrated his birthday on March 17th, and claimed to have been born in Dublin, Ireland. It's si...

Caption for photo to left: Human Statue of Liberty. 18,000 Officers and Men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. Colonel William Newman, Command...

Repost with slight changes Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day . The Jewish New Year begins tomorrow night at sundown. What wo...

Happy Labor Day Weekend As you light up your barbecues this weekend and enjoy your day off from work Monday (those who have the day off) -...

Below is my annual post for Memorial Day Weekend. A post on what Memorial Day is for, besides barbecues. The above image comes from a ...

We wouldn't be who we are today without the loving mothers in our lives - past and present. Here are the eight female ancestors (besid...

The footnoteMaven  is continuing her annual tradition of hosting Blog Caroling . So my fellow GeneaBloggers, I challenge each of you to bl...

(See bottom of post for sources and notes) December Holidays and Observances Month-long observances (US) National Impaired Driving Pre...

Caption for photo to left: Human Statue of Liberty. 18,000 Officers and Men at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa. Colonel William Newman, Comman...

(See bottom of post for sources and notes) November Holidays and Observances Month-long observances (US) Native American Heritage Mon...

Happy Labor Day As you light up your barbecue and enjoy your day off from work (those who have the day off) - take some part of the day to...

Tu b'Av is a relatively obscure Jewish holiday that falls on the fifteenth day of the month of Av (sundown Thursday, August 18 to sundo...

Below is my annual post for Memorial Day Weekend. A post on what Memorial Day is for, besides barbecues. The above image comes from a p...

Corned Beef and Cabbage on Rye To the left is a bio my great-grandfather Barney Newmark submitted to the North St. Louis Businessman...

Phil didn't see his shadow this morning . The first day of spring will be March 20th. (These two sentences are independent of each other...