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Where Are You Going: Music and Memories with the Dave Matthews Band
As Paul and I get ready to see Dave Matthews Band (DMB) at Pine Knob in Michigan, I share writing from last summer that reflects on...
Kathleen Kuczma
Jul 93 min read
⚾️ From Ebbets Field to Spring Training: Family Memories and Baseball
As the home opening weekend for both the New York Mets and Detroit Tigers wraps up, I find myself reflecting on baseball memories that...
Kathleen Kuczma
Apr 66 min read


A Doll’s House, Revisited: From High School to Broadway to Oslo
On a return trip to Oslo, I had the chance to visit the Ibsen Museum and reflect on A Doll’s House, a play that first captivated me in...
Kathleen Kuczma
Mar 114 min read


Living to Honor (Summers) Past: Reflections on Childhood and New York
As summer officially comes to a close, let's briefly recount these past three summers of having a chance to be a tourist in my home state...
Kathleen Kuczma
Aug 31, 20243 min read


Mary's Pour: A Saloon Keeper in Industrial Troy
Focusing on an Irish ancestor for St Patrick's Day and Women’s History Month leads to researching saloon keepers in Troy, New York at the...
Kathleen Kuczma
Mar 17, 20245 min read


Acadia: An American Landscape
A college class on the American Landscape inspires a visit to Acadia National Park more than 10 years later. View of Acadia's "Fiard"...
Kathleen Kuczma
Jul 8, 20235 min read


Hiding on a Bus: Bursa and the Bosporus (Turkey, April 2013)
As I sat on my 9-hour flight to Maui, I thought about a 10-hour flight (still my longest direct flight to date) from NYC to Istanbul ten...
Kathleen Kuczma
May 7, 20233 min read


The Time We Went Grave Hunting in Ireland (June 2015)
"I think it's fun to trace it back to where it all began." Orla Garland - "Bloodline" Have you ever gone gravestone hunting in a foreign...
Kathleen Kuczma
Mar 18, 20234 min read


When in New York: Irish Ancestors in Hells Kitchen
Even with all other travel in 2022, I had the chance to visit New York City four times last year. I am a nostalgic person who loves to...
Kathleen Kuczma
Jan 21, 20234 min read


Thanksgiving From Years Past
When Thanksgiving coincides with my grandmother's birthday, memories arise of past Thanksgivings and of a grandmother I never had a...
Kathleen Kuczma
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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