Tag Archives: history

Inauguration 2021

Posted on January 20, 2021 by nutMeg

I’ve never watched a United States Presidential Inauguration before. Even this year I did not see all of it, but it seemed different, and important to participate. Not just the relief and celebration at a return to what seems like … Continue reading →

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Minidoka Swing Band

Posted on July 5, 2020 by nutMeg

I got the opportunity to see and hear the Minidoka Swing Band at an event in San Francisco – back when those sorts of things (public events with groups of people) were still happening. It was a great show. Minidoka … Continue reading →

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Mill City Museum

Posted on July 3, 2020 by nutMeg

At the recommendation of a local friend (someone I know from the Bay Area, who relocated to MSP a few years ago and really loves it (or did as of the end of February anyway)) – Joyce and I checked … Continue reading →

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Glenbow Museum

Posted on June 1, 2020 by nutMeg

The Glenbow is Calgary’s Art and History Museum. It is located in downtown Calgary, across the street from the Calgary Tower. There is an eclectic array of displays from their permanent collection, as well as space for traveling or special … Continue reading →

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AMERICAN SUTRA: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War

Posted on March 20, 2020 by nutMeg

I had been seeing posts about the book American Sutra online, and was able to make it to hear the author, Duncan Ryūken Williams, speak. There was a good size audience, which he wryly acknowledged, saying the book had taken … Continue reading →

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Resistance at Tule Lake

Posted on December 12, 2019 by nutMeg

The WWII incarceration of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans is not a universally known chapter of our country’s history. Perhaps still not even well known. And even to many of those who have some knowledge of it, the storyline runs … Continue reading →

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Angel Island

Posted on July 8, 2019 by nutMeg

Weather permitting, Angel Island – the largest natural island in the San Francisco Bay – is easily visible from bayside Marin, San Francisco and the East Bay. So close, and yet… of course, being an island, it’s surrounded by water, … Continue reading →

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Angel Island Immigration Station Museum

Posted on November 23, 2018 by nutMeg

Although I’d been to Angel Island before, I’d not been to the Immigration Station Museum (current State Parks’ site, also more info at this page from the 150th anniversary of the California State Parks in 2014.) Housed in the detention barracks of … Continue reading →

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IONTW – July 29, 2018

Posted on July 29, 2018 by nutMeg

So maybe you missed National Ice Cream Day on July 15, but – for a few more days – it’s still Ice Cream Month. Some places to partake. The ice cream revolution is upon us! (h/t to Mr. Phil) And, … Continue reading →

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IONTW – May 13, 2018

Posted on May 13, 2018 by nutMeg

Happy Mother’s Day – to all those who fill this role, whether biological, or by circumstance, and to those who mother themselves. Project inspired by her mother – the stories of war brides (WWII) from Japan. Very cool Mississippi River … Continue reading →

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