Professor CarolI’m purging my closets and drawers. It’s a hard process as I seem to form an attachment to every plastic spoon, receipt, or sock that comes into my life. Still, the hardest thing, for me, is throwing away newspaper clippings. I have boxes of old … Read more
It might seem silly, particularly when we honor our US Veterans on the same day, but serious things were happening today on Weimar’s Market Square. Even if people were wearing Fools’ Hats. The official beginning of Fasching, known as Carnival most places, was triggered by … Read more
WEIMAR, Nov. 9, 2013 – Bathed in the quiet of early evening, we were snug at our computers when the bell went “klingel.” Our dearest Weimar friends, Gudrun and Jochen, rushed in and said, “Get your coats on and come.” After 12 years of friendship, … Read more
It has been a while since we interviewed Groucho the singing parrot, and it’s about time for a reprise. Some things just get better with age. Groucho was not very happy the day of this interview. He bit a chunk out of the microphone windscreen … Read more
We will have missed the Onion Market when we get to Weimar next week. Now in its 360th year, the ultra German Onion Festival (Zweibelmarkt) will be a memory. A scent in the air, you might say. Yup, onions. You should see the weeks of … Read more
Why do I love singers so much? The memory hit me yesterday as I drove in to deliver the pre-concert talk for Deborah Voigt’s concert for the Van Cliburn Series. It goes back to a Miss Virginia pageant in 1967. No, I wasn’t in it (I wish). … Read more
Leading a Russian Waterways trip from St. Petersburg to Moscow for Smithsonian Journeys, I eagerly awaited our stop at the Island of Kizhi in the northern Republic known as Karelia. The most famous structure, the Church of the Transfiguration, has 22 domes built by of … Read more
In this webinar I explain why you should use the arts to analyze the historical record. When children are little, we are clear about the role of the arts. We encourage children to engage in artistic expression and use their creativity to supplement the topics … Read more
For anyone engage in college prep, honing those research and writing skills is essential. Three recorded webinars in our series “Tools for Academic Success” are now online and available whenever you need them. The Research and Writing Webinar topics are: Research in the Online Age … Read more
Our course on Imperial Russia continues with the Romanov Dynasty through Peter the Great. The webinar for Oct. 3 has been recorded because of my schedule with the Smithsonian “Old World Europe” tour. Those enrolled in the course can access the recorded webinar from the … Read more