Now and Then
Rounding a Century and a Globe
|
Retired newspaper reporter, columnist, bomber pilot, and world traveler Dick Hammerich of Suffield by the River surely clocked hundreds of thousands of miles on his way to his hundredth birthday.
Through the Looking Glass
Attitude is Everything When It Comes to Teaching
|
My favorite teacher, Dr. Sylvan Barnet, died recently. I was glad that I’d finally emailed him and told him of my visit to the New York University’s English department. A friend and I had stopped in to visit our friend Paige who was employed there as a secretary. Paige sat us down and put us to work stuffing envelopes for a mailing, and as we were stuffing and chatting, the head of the English Department emerged from his office. He asked us where we had gone to school and when I said “Tufts,” he asked if I’d ever met Sylvan Barnet there.
Food for Thought
Food For Thought
|
“I was drinking in the surroundings: air so crisp you could snap it with your fingers and greens in every lush shade imaginable offset by autumnal flashes of red and yellow.” – Wendy Delsol
Suffield Observations
My doppelgänger…
|
Several years ago, I went into CVS and ran into someone I have known for as long as I have lived in Suffield.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
|
Mary Hartley July 18 Age 98 Carol Losen Booth August 18 Barbara Tanguay August 23 Age 87 Pamela A. Hoerman August 27 Age 67 Marvin P. Miller September 10 Age 72 Ruth M. Becker September 13 Age 89
Columns
Where in the World is the Observer?
|
On a recent trip to London and Paris, Kathy Krar (holding the Observer) is pictured with her grandchildren (from the left) Nicholas Mayo, Bella Nutini, and Zachary Krar.
Now and Then
Bernice Sobinski Still Sharing Oral History at 95
|
One word unlocked history Bernice Karakla Sobinski shared with the Polish Heritage Society at its 2018 September meeting. This particular year marks the first century of independence Poland has experienced since it was partitioned in the late 18th century.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
|
“The Signature of All Things” by Elizabeth Gilbert & “Fugitive from the Grave” by Edward Marston.
Through the Looking Glass
Ellsworth and the Fire Zouaves
|
The name “Ellsworth” has cropped up a couple of times on my family tree as a middle or first name, and this made me wonder if we had a yet undiscovered Ellsworth line of ancestors.