It began, as so many journeys do, with a name.
*Patrick.*
Not the saint. Not a hero carved in stone. Just a name etched into a Vermont census list, beside the birthplace “Ireland” and the designation “aged 10.” No middle initial. Just a young man leaving everything he knew behind during ‘The Great Hunger’, when leaving felt like betrayal and staying felt like a death sentence.
And yet, without knowing it, he carried all of us with him. Continue reading
Casualties of the American Civil War were great. This article is compiled from a listing printed 157 years ago, found in The Independent Democrat newspaper, Concord NH, of Thursday, June 30, 1864, on page 2.
Photograph: [Unidentified young soldier in 5th New Hampshire Infantry uniform and Whipple hat with bayoneted musket]. Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.31304/)
Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago, the United States of America was still in its infancy. Only eleven years prior, on the 4th of July, had the Declaration of Independence been passed. The American people were generally appreciative of those who, during the Revolution, had accomplished the seemingly impossible. We were eager to work together to build our fledgling land into a self-sufficient country focused on liberty, equality, and self-governance. Continue reading
Example of banquet from the 1850s. Generated with AI Art program by the blog author.
What meals did our ancestors savor during the holidays? With winter celebrations approaching, a trip back to the 1850s could be fun and interesting. Continue reading
Title: ‘Artificial Intelligence represented as a human computer in style of Pablo Picasso.’ AI Artwork created at NightCafe by the blog editor, Janice Brown
AI, or artificial intelligence, is much in the news these days. AI is considered to be the field of computer science that studies how machines can perform tasks that require human intelligence–such as reasoning, learning, and problem-solving. Continue reading
