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Sunday, August 21, 2011

County Fairs Past and Present: Death-Defying Rides and Nifty Quilts

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From about the fifth to the ninth grades, the Washington County Fair was one of the highlights of the year. What's not to like: first a ...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Austria's Fatherland Front, 1933-1938

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Soon after Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss found a way to dismantle Austria's parliament in March 1933 and institute a fascist governmen...
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Washing Dishes at the Hotel Nordsee-Halle in Büsum, Germany, 1966

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In Summer, 1966, I was a guest worker in the North Sea resort town of  Büsum, Germany. My co-workers, Adriano and Rosa, traveled from Italy ...
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Monday, August 8, 2011

SnipFest at Birch Bay: A Music Festival

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On Saturday, August 6th, Birch Bay, WA had an all-day music festival to raise money for the WeSNIP program that operates a pet spay and neut...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Fire at Birch Bay

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We interrupt the usual long intellectually stimulating blogs to bring this message: We had a fire in Birch Bay, WA this afternoon. At about...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

The Assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss, July 25, 1934

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On July 25, 1934, 150 Austrian Nazis dressed as Austrian soldiers and police officers overwhelmed the unarmed guards at the Chancellery bui...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

That's the Way It's Done in Hungary: Pioneer Tales of Arkansas' German Immigrants

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Arkansas Echo January 5, 1894 THAT'S THE WAY ITS DONE IN HUNGARY -or- A PERSON WHO WILL NOT ACCEPT ADVICE CANNOT BE HELPE...
Monday, July 4, 2011

How Birch Bay Celebrates July 4th

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The July 4th holiday is a big deal in Birch Bay. Its importance is magnified by the fact that Canada Day (a national holiday that is equival...
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