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Kathleen Kuczma
Aug 313 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...
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Kathleen Kuczma
Mar 175 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...
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Kathleen Kuczma
Jul 8, 20235 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"...
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Kathleen Kuczma
May 7, 20233 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...
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Kathleen Kuczma
Mar 18, 20234 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...
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Kathleen Kuczma
Jan 21, 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...
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Kathleen Kuczma
Nov 24, 20222 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...
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