Perhaps not the most well-known name, but still, Luise Ziezt begins this new series of Remarkable Women. She was born in the spring of 1865 in Bargteheide, Prussia, German Empire. She started working at an early age as her dad had a home weaving business where she too had to put in hours. She later studied to become a kindergarten teacher, got married in Hamburg in 1890, and became politically active there. Continue reading

In this particular series of articles we present women who have had an impact on the world. Women who can stand as role models to us modern women no matter when they themselves were born. Because in their own time, they were ahead of their time. Or they simply rose above their gender. Do you know by the way why the International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March? Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_2081” align=“alignright” width=“409”]Birth certificate of Marilyn Monroe[/caption] This is a series of articles titled “First Names First” and it is all for pure entertainment! Below you can see the list of first names - male and female. Your task is to pick one (with a link). Then choose one of the persons with that first name, follow the Wikipedia link to read about that person, and then see what if anything he or she could contribute your life with. Continue reading

There are several artists listed here in Journeys of Life, one of them being the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, born November 12th, 1840. Check here for other people born that same year and decade, and check also this Artsy link that shows some of Rodin’s work and where you could see them. There is also an interesting app that you could download called DailyArt that gives you a new piece of art to see and read about on a daily basis, even when sitting in a crowded bus. Continue reading

Many of us have trouble remembering which two letters stand for which U.S. states - which is a pity for it is a neat way of expressing them in writing. So here is a list of them for the readers of this site anyways - and you can copy them freely. The date after each state indicates when it became one - and more info of course to be found in the corresponding Wikipedia page. Continue reading

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the very same day - on February 12th, 1809? Two great men who left their mark in the history books. Coincidence? Perhaps not. But wouldn’t it be interesting to find yet another match?! In someone’s family tree perhaps? This site is for purposes like that as much as it is for an overall interest in historical data. So go ahead and find out whether there’s a match in your bloodline! Continue reading

This is the first article in the series of “Credit Where Credit is Due”. It is about John Barlow who passed away a few weeks ago. You can read about him in his Wikipedia page of course, and in The Economist. But also by following the link below kindly provided by Mary Cadly. The link opens an honorable article about this great man who had a lot to teach us, and who taught us by example. Continue reading

This article series is about giving credit where credit is due. The page presents a list that will gradually grow. For there are an endless amount of people that we could give credit to a hundred times over! The links below will lead you to some uplifting stories! About people who did spectacular things for their fellow human beings - whichever area of life they happened to be active in. Continue reading

Did you know that earmuffs were actually invented by someone? Well, why not - everything that we have and use has first been thought of by someone, and then turned into a functional product. 15-year-old Chester Greenwood was ice skating one day in his hometown Farmington, Maine in the year 1873 when he had a thought of covering his ears with something warm and fluffy. It probably was a bit cold that day! Continue reading

If you ever dreamed of spending your golden years somewhere warm together with your best friends, then this is the sitcom to watch: The Golden Girls created by Susan Harris. Set in the sunshine state of Florida, this show is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon! Here of course we go through the cast that I’m fairly sure many of you remember. And although with the passing of Betty White in New Year’s Eve 2021 all of them have now passed away, luckily for us they can forever entertain us on the screen. Continue reading