J. G. Burdette

LATEST ARTICLES ( 12 )

• On a Pocket of Air and a Prayer: Laverne Herbert

  

  Soooooo, according to popular consensus I have fallen off the face of the planet. I’ve actually wondered about that one myself. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Eulogy to Catherine Crout-Habel

  

  Blogging has its drawbacks, but mostly it has its perks. Among the latter friendships are formed and we meet people we are not soon to forget.Catherine’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Dinner is Served

  

  In collaboration with Nicole of that entertaining fountain of information, Tiaras and Trianon we would like to present a two piece article consisting of six set... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Printed Words

  

  Here we are in March and I have  not posted one new article in the fresh new year. Boo-hoo, now I feel really bad. Bad, J.G. To appease that guilt that has... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Screaming Fury: Vajont Dam Disaster

  

  October 2013 saw the 50th anniversary of the Vajont Dam Disaster, an event that seems to have been overlooked by the anniversary of the Kennedy Assassination... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• On the River: Evansville, Indiana

  

  I think it’s safe to say that most major wars America has ever taken part in are represented on the riverfront in Evansville, Indiana. In some shape or form... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• “What the Ice Gets, the Ice Keeps”: Endurance Expedition

  

  Endurance in the background. The dogs housed in “dogloos” are fed by expedition members (Credit: Library of Congress)“As ice pushed from three different... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY, OUTDOORS

• A Tweak Here, A Tweak There

  

  Here a tweak, there a tweak, everywhere a tweak, tweak. Ol’ McBurdette had a blog – er- yes.After much consideration, I have decided to drop my blogging schedul... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Sink It: Bismarck

  

  This post is a lacking in many areas, but being pressed for time this will have to do. Any errors are my own. When visiting the Land of Spare Time I will be sur... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• A Racing Biscuit: Seabiscuit

  

  Because horses are history too and because your bloghostess has written too many tragic posts you are now subjected to the life of a race horse. If my “horse... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Voyage to Nowhere: MS St. Louis

  

  St. Louis in Havana (Credit: Wikipedia)It would be a voyage to remember; whether it ended happily or whether it didn’t. One thing was for sure — it wasn’t... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Head for the Hills: Johnstown Flood

  

  View of the broken dam looking from bed of lake (Credit: Library of Congress)The year was 1889. The South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania had existed since 1838 when... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY