Later this year (2026) WildBlue Press will publish a book titled The Watch Stands as Written: Voices from the Midwatch. My coauthors, Gary Guinn, Ken Keith, and I tap into the experiences of sailors serving their country during perilous times … Continue reading →
In previous posts (see here, here, and here), I described a naval officer’s napkin ring that my father-in-law, Erwin Schroder, used for the better part of his post WWII life. He apparently continued the routine he used on board the … Continue reading →
My previous two posts described a research project that I began as a result of finding a WWII artifact that belonged to my father-in-law, Erwin A. Schroder. The first post outlined the reasons why I embarked on this project. The … Continue reading →
(Updated 7/26/2019) In my original post on this topic “Lords” of the Ring, I outlined my search for the answer to a question regarding a napkin ring that my Father-in-Law used. The ring was inscribed with his WWII ship commissioning date, … Continue reading →
This post is quite different from most of the topics about which I write. It involves research that is not related to brewing, archery, or the Middle Ages. It IS research on an artifact, but one that has a shorter … Continue reading →