Box 8
Contains 37 Results:
Trobaugh, Marjorie - Way to Go, October 11, 1989
A six week American Youth Hostel bicycle tour covers 10,000 miles via train, ferry, occasional pick-up truck, and of course bicycle, Massachusetts through Canada, down the west coast, through the southwest.
Tukey, Margot - Papa. Loving memories of the author's grandfather and her early years with him in his hometown, October 25, 1989
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Fischer, Sonja J. - Browsing. A middle-aged housewife notices that the world changed while she was out of the mainstream raising children, December 13, 1989
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Fenninger, Jane - American Bouillabaisse, January 10, 1990
Tale of tracing the ingredients of an "American stew" or where did our forbearers come from? Because of the variety, the author chose to describe the first settlement on the Delaware River, "New Sweden", 1938-1655. She tells the story of an ancestor, Olof Stille, who came from Sweden, became a Dutch magistrate and an English one under William Penn, while continuing to live on his farm on the Delaware, now in Philadelphia.
Darrow, Anita S. - The Lieder Mann. The life of Heinrich Heine, more of whose poetry has been set to music than any other poet in the world, except for King David, January 24, 1990
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Earle, Betty (Elizabeth T.) - Associations and Consonants, November 8, 1989
A description of one volunteer's experience with organizations related to recorded books for the blind (BPH & RFB), emphasizing examples of some blind achievers - poets, scientists, educators, etc.
Johnson, Arlene - African Safari, April 4, 1990
A safari trip through the great Rift Valley in Kenya, tented campsite by tented campsite, the author meets the Massi, Kikuya, as well as experiences some of the noted animals dwelling there.
McCausland, Claire L. - Listening. What happens on the way from a seeing to a listening world, April 18, 1990
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Mack, Nancy - African Kaleidescope. Reflections on a trip to Kenya and Tanzania, May, 1990
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Carson, Georgia Sims - Army. True story about a group of young New Yorkers helping a colorful senior citizen in crisis, February 14, 1990
The titles, summary descriptions and commentary are supplied by the author / presenter of the papers, and by members of the Winnetka Fortnightly.
Stuebner, Frances Quinn - Mother and Son, February 24, 1988
Concerns Anthony Trollope: his unhappy childhood, his success as a writer, and his mother, Frances: her adventures in America and success as a novelist.
Van Deusen, Kathleen E. - Listen My Children, March 14, 1990
Family history including a narrative written by the author’s great grandfather (Thomas Beebe) describing a horseback trip from St. Louis to Denver in 1840 where he spent the winter at Fort George. Includes other tales of his parents' and grandparents' struggles to survive on the American frontier.