A journal of rediscovery
By Josh Fox While America hasn’t been the greatest country in the world for long, it’s been attracting immigrants for centuries. Whether it’s because of difficulties in their homelands or the idea of new opportunities, people from all corners of the globe have ventured to America. One
Sara Etgen-Baker is digging through her grandmother’s attic one day and comes across a box of old photographs of ancestors she’s never met. She learns about their past, their family, and their adventure that led her family to travel from Germany to America. … Continue readingThe Stranger in the Box
Rebecca Pyle takes us on a magical journey in search of the king’s well. … Continue readingThe King’s Well
By Rebecca Shaw Wells have inspired everything from songs and ballads to fables and poems. Throughout centuries and across cultures, water has been thought to have healing powers. Therefore, many springs, lakes, and wells full of water were protected and used as places of worship. Water is a necessity for
Barbara Krasner explores an album left behind by her deceased grandmother, whom she has never met. … Continue readingThe Velvet Album
By Rebecca Shaw It is the only window we have into the personal lives of our family whom we have lost or may have never met. Many of us have them littered around our house or crammed into a shoebox somewhere. With todays technology, most people have probably taken one
In this poem Gayane M. Haroutyunyan explores the lives and struggles of some of the most famous artists of the past and present. … Continue readingFine Arts
By Josh Fox The life of an artist is one that seems undeniably tied to the whims of fate. Sometimes, an artist is able to live a rich and fulfilling life, but other times, they are plagued with nothing but suffering, whether it be self-inflicted or completely out of their
By Lisa Peterson America’s prohibition period and the 1920s overlapped and created a decade known as the “Roaring 20s” or “The Jazz Age.” According to Amy Henderson, curator of the National Portrait Gallery, “F. Scott Fitzgerald is credited with coining the phrase ‘The Jazz Age’ in the title of his
This poem by Diane G. Martin memorializes her Great Aunt Lillian’s days as a flapper driving around in her sleek Packard. … Continue readingThe Testimony