Tag Archives: America

If She Wants a Door, She Gets a Door

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

My oldest daughter suggested that I start telling ‘family stories’ about eight months back: which struck me as a good idea. This week’s, involving a door and — I think — showing where I get some of my attitudes and … Continue reading →

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Four Generations in America

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I wrote this paper in 1972 for Dr. K. Smemo’s History 349, The Scandinavians in America. I’m planning to share a ‘family story’ or two about this side of the family in Saturday’s post: which will be both shorter, and … Continue reading →

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A Mural, America, Changes, and Doing Our Job

Posted on July 19, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Things keep changing. That’s hardly a new idea. “Everything changes and nothing stands still” (“πάντα χωρεῖ καὶ οὐδὲν μένει”, quoted by Plato in “Cratylus” )(Heraclitus, Wikiquote) I’ll be talking about the new mural in my town’s Walmart, how this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Central Texas Flash Floods: Camps Mystic, Heart O’ the Hills

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Folks living in central Texas are not having a good time. A heavy storm’s rain overloaded waterways before sunrise Friday morning. Some folks enjoying an Independence Day weekend in that region’s picture-postcard landscapes survived. Others didn’t. Folks who have been … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Favorite Fourth, Looking Ahead

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

Many towns here in central Minnesota host fireworks displays on Independence Day, but not Sauk Centre. Fireworks and Family It’s not that the town disapproves of the Fourth of July, or fireworks, or loud noises: our big-deal midsummer celebration is … Continue reading →

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