Leo is now 2 years, 3 months old. He is so much fun and just cuter than cute! I just need to make sure these photos and videos are saved for...

A few weeks ago I was interviewed for the International Day of Provenance Research which highlights the social and academic relevance of pro...

Mom died in 2004. Dad died in 2017. Only today, in the wilderness above Lake Tahoe that they both so loved, were their ashes given back to t...

Joseph Hauber painted this portrait of his sister, Sophia, in 1828. She was part of my grandfather’s collection and this painting always hun...

I came home from this weekend’s Write in the Harbor conference determined to start writing again. I don’t mean Facebook post writing; I me...

I got a call a few hours ago from a woman named Anna in Germany who, it turns out, is the granddaughter of my father’s favorite nanny, nickn...

For three reasons, this chair has been my home for the past few days. First, I have been positively immersed in the past, first reading...

On March 5, 1945, as air raid sirens enveloped the city of Chemnitz, my grandfather, who was surprised to find himself at home instead of on...

“Hi, all of you. parents and descendants --- NOW where are you going to emigrate to?? In 1938, ("Krystal Night", November 8) my...

…the one I have started so many times since he collapsed at 3:15 AM on the morning of February 21st, almost six months ago. The one I just c...