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Easter Monday: Pope Francis Has Died

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

This isn’t unexpected: He was ordained in 1969, Pope St. John Paul II made him a cardinal in 2001, he became pope in 2013. Two more milestones, and I’ll move on:1 I’ll miss Pope Francis. Much as I like pomp … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Other American Astronomical Society

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I’m a huge fan of science, but by training I’m an historian. Or a historian. Either way, as it turned out, the closest I came to being a professional historian was working as a researcher/reporter for a regional historical society … Continue reading →

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The Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, and the Big Picture

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

The Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Meteor Crater aren’t on the obvious and shortest route from San Francisco to the Upper Midwest. But in 1979, with no reason for staying in San Francisco — that’s another topic, for another time … Continue reading →

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The Eagle, My Father, and the Warehouse

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

I remember when the Case building on NP (Northern Pacific) Avenue in Fargo looked the way it did in that photo. I’d better explain. I’m old, but I’m not that old. The F. O. E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles) parade … Continue reading →

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My Oak Tree and Its Travels

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Brian H. Gill

A happy memory from our time on Buford Avenue in the early 1960s — I talked about that a couple weeks back1 — is planting an acorn from one of the oaks there. An Acorn and Memories Among the many … Continue reading →

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