Category Archives: History

A chance encounter with “Tubular Bells”

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Heard this old song on the radio driving home today. It has literally been YEARS since I’ve heard it or even thought about it. The song, “Tubular Bells,” was released in 1973 and went on to be used as the … Continue reading →

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The Charles Manson – Dennis (“Beach Boys”) Wilson Connection

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Well. Here is something I’d never heard about before, never once in all the years since I first read the grisly details of Sharon Tate’s murder in the Sunday newspaper’s Parade magazine when I was just a kid under ten … Continue reading →

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Go!

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a couple of photos from a gray day in Milwaukee. I actually took these pictures over a month ago (October 22), but as today is another gray day, I decided to share them. Sometimes, like today, I’m feeling “gray,” … Continue reading →

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Remembering the “typewriter era”

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

Students in my freshman-level technical communication course were intrigued by our discussion today of document design during the “typewriter era.” We were examining some memos from the early Microsoft Windows period, right about the time that people were beginning to … Continue reading →

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Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 4 (1974)

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

Howard B. Lee, former Attorney General of West Virginia, provided this account of Nancy Hatfield (widow of Cap) in the early 1970s: “Mrs. Hatfield, … Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 4 (1974) I have “reblogged“ at least two of these … Continue reading →

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Some Fiserv Forum photos (under construction and beyond) from my daily commute

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

In honor of the Milwaukee Bucks game tonight at Fiserv Forum, I thought I’d do a post with some photos of the arena that I’ve taken taken over the past several years. My drive to work at Milwaukee School of … Continue reading →

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Must We Bare a Burden of Guilt for the Sins of Our Fathers?

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

Must We Bare a Burden of Guilt for the Sins of Our Fathers? http://paulrwaibel.com/2021/05/20/must-we-bare-a-burden-of-guilt-for-the-sins-of-our-fathers/ — Read on paulrwaibel.com/2021/05/20/must-we-bare-a-burden-of-guilt-for-the-sins-of-our-fathers/ I just read this very thoughtful reflection essay/review about how descendants of evil people, especially WWII Nazi war criminals, have personally dealt … Continue reading →

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Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 1 (1974)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Katherine Wikoff

Howard B. Lee, former Attorney General of West Virginia, provided this account of Nancy Hatfield (widow of Cap) in the early 1970s: HATFIELD WOMEN. … Nancy E. Hatfield Memories, Part 1 (1974) From the blog of Brandon Ray Kirk, who … Continue reading →

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Castoffs

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Photo taken today on the south side of Wisconsin Avenue, somewhere between 35th and 12th Streets; can’t recall exactly where. This struck me as an interesting assortment of “forgotten” things, so I took the picture while stopped at a traffic … Continue reading →

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A video to prompt playtime memories

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

WIRED (which styles itself with all capital letters) just posted this 40-minute video on its YouTube channel, featuring commentary from the chief curator at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, about the most popular toys each year … Continue reading →

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