A 1997 “People Magazine” sporting Paul Sereno as one of 50 most beautiful people was autographed and auctioned off for $80 last night at the 13th annual Paleofest hosted by the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois. Sereno’s appearance was “part of the package” for his traveling exhibit of African dinosaurs, “Splendid Isolation: Africa’s Cretaceous Dinosaur.”…
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Wagons West: Kepler, Stemple and Fransen Genealogy
By Mary Fairchild The unique stories of our ancestors open up our knowledge of history with greater detail in rich and heart-warming ways. Please enjoy my latest compilation of ancestor letters, notes, and photographs that I have been graciously supplied with. A special thanks to my sister-in-law, Kathy Nicholls, who spent countless hours making copies with me…
The Ancestors and Descendants of the Turuc and Schlacter Families
By Mary Fairchild LINK TO MANDULA & TURUC FAMILY PHOTOS HERE Peter Turuc b 14 July 1875 Romania d 28 March 1939 Gary, IN m. Mary Mandula b. ABT 1880 Romania. They had three children: Vasil b. ABT 1900 Romania. Vasil was sponsored by his grandmother, Maria Mandula, and immigrated to Gary, Indiana. He married, changed…
Surfing Baja’s Pacific Coast
By Mary Fairchild Although it is possible to ride storm surf, tidal bores, and swell, what provides us with ‘the finest waves to ride’ is swell arriving on a suitable beach. Nigel Foster (1) During the first week of April, I was fortunate to be a part of Gini Callahan’s first sea kayak surf camp…
International Sea Kayak Guide Snubs Registered Maine Guides: American Canoe Association’s Cover-up
By Mary Fairchild This was my favorite play area from my 2011 guided Coastal Maine trip (2011 report). The sea kayaking community needs, perhaps most of all, to guard against any shift from safety to one of recognition and getting paid. Known as “Ocean Camp Maine,” my second guided trip to Maine, September 2013, was set up quite differently…