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#43: December 1968, Trip to Egypt & Lebanon

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Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · 11d

In this installment of Travels with K, it's December 1968 and my great-aunt is traveling in Egypt and Lebanon. She summarized her impressions in a letter to the family.
#historysky #familyhistory #womenstravel #journaling #adventure #substack #storytelling #photography

Camels on Christmas, King Tut, and ancient ruins

#42: November/December 1968, in Tehran

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Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · 18d

In this issue of my great-aunt's adventures, it's late 1968 in Tehran and we're exploring Persian food, crafts, and colorful postage stamps. #historysky #familyhistory #womenshistory #womenstravel #iran #tehran #substack #journaling

Stamps, a feast, copper, and planning the next trip.

Job resources, Flying Scots, music stories, Chiang Mai, and the Autumn Equinox

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · 29d

In this issue of Downwind Wine: why doing less is not a cure for burnout, sailing photography, the Hippie Trail, and a few music stories. I started this quirky, cross-topic newsletter a few months ago and am having so much fun with it! #downwindwine #sailboatracing #substack #photography #music

Downwind Wine: Issue #5

Emma #195: Special Feature—Will Boylan

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 25

My great-grand-uncle Will was born in 1859 in Hardin County, IA, on a night so cold that a pumpkin at the fireplace was frozen on one side and baked on the other. He never married, becoming a poet and teacher. I had fun digging into his story. #familyhistory #historysky #genealogy #poetry #substack

The life of a poet, teacher, and beloved family and community member

#39: March/April 1968: Trip to India

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 22

In this installment of Travels with K, it's March 1968 and we're in India and Nepal with a colorful trip to Kashmir. If you need a break from the everyday world, take this journey with me.
#travelsky #india #kashmir #livinggoddess #womenstravel #familyhistory #nepal #tigertops

Taj Mahal, Living Goddess, tigers in the wild, houseboat, and sarees

Management, photography, 1940s co-ops, gorgeous guitar, and more sailboat racing

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 17

The latest issue of Downwind Wine is, as always, a stew of miscellany—1940s consumer co-ops, classic management articles, a photography project, a sailboat racing story...come on over and check it out.
#substack #philadelphiahistory #historysky #familyhistory #sailing #cooperatives #52frames

Downwind Wine: Issue #4

Rationing, Ice Follies, smallpox vaccination, and Bobbie turns four

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Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 11

In my great-grandmother's journal, it's January 1943. World War II, rationing, and a visit to the Ice Follies (with a side trip into the origin of pinups). #historysky #familyhistory #journaling #genealogy #substack #womenshistory #worldwarII

Emma #193: January 1943

#37: December 1967, Traveling in Iran (Part 4)

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 8

This week's installment of my great-aunt's travels is mostly pictures. Natanz is now one of the main nuclear sites in Iran. In 1967 it was a very different place. #historysky #iranhistory #womenstravel #familyhistory #substack

Pictures from Natanz & Kashan

Requisite variety, yard sale, flowers, and "the list"

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Sep 3

My new Substack publication, Downwind Wine, is a mashup of professional and personal interests, along with some photography. It's not for everyone, but it's a bunch of fun to write! In this issue: requisite variety, flowers, a buy-nothing yard sale, and a squirrel on the run.

Downwind Wine: Issue #3

Roller skates, mittens, and the Thanksgiving parade (and the war, of course)

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 28

In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's November 1942. I learned why Lucky Strike changed their packaging from green to white and which Thanksgiving parade is the oldest in the U.S. #familyhistory #historysky #mediapa #journaling #worldwarii #genealogy

Emma #191: November 1942

#35: December 1967, Tribal Migration near Shiraz

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 25

While traveling in Iran in 1967, my great-aunt captured these images of a tribal migration near Shiraz. Enjoy this week's installment of Travels with K!

#iran #qashqai #historysky #travelsky #familyhistory #womenshistory

A seasonal migration of the Qashqai people

Playing with AI, Persian history, technology and change, and sailboat racing

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 20

Interested in a mashup of organizational effectiveness, photography, sailing, music, and whatever else is in my brain? Check out Issue #2 of my new #substack. A little quirky, and a lot of fun.

Downwind Wine: Issue #2

#34: December 1967, Traveling in Iran (Part 2)

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Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 18

In the latest installment of my great-aunt's travels, it's late 1967, she's teaching in Tehran, and is exploring Shiraz and Persepolis on her winter break. I had fun going through her slides to pick out images to share. #iran #persepolis #familyhistory #womenshistory #womenstravel #genealogy

Visits to Shiraz and Persepolis

A multifaceted look at resilience, change, sailing, music, morning walks, and whatever else is on my mind. Click to read Downwind Wine, a Substack publication.

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 15

Replacing a couple of longer-form newsletters with a lighter, cross-topical playground. #resilience #organizationalchange #everydaybeauty #familyhistory #music #substack #findingmyvoice

About - Downwind Wine

Emma #189: September 1942

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Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 14

It's September 1942. My great-grandmother is riding her bike, writing letters to soldiers, and chasing after her three-year-old granddaughter. Enjoy the next installment of Emma's journal!
#womenshistory #journaling #mediapa #worldwarii #familyhistory #genealogy #substack

Bike riding, letters to soldiers, hats, shoes, and snake oil

Bicycle, sugar rationing, co-operatives, and local excursions

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 7

It's August 1942. World War II is raging, and my great-grandparents are living in the Philadelphia area with my grandparents. I have so much fun researching and annotating GGM Emma's journals--if you enjoy history told through the details of daily life, come follow along! #familyhistory #journaling

Emma #188: August 1942

#32: October/November 1967, Around Tehran

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Aug 6

It's 1967 in Tehran. My great-aunt is teaching school, enjoying Persian food, listening to André Watts in the new concert hall, sending Christmas gifts to 8-year-old me and my sisters, and taking pictures of the people and places around her. #familyhistory #iran #substack #womenshistory #journals

The new symphony hall, sending presents, Persian food, street scenes

#31: October 1967, Tabriz & the Caspian

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 28

In digging through my great-aunt's files, one of my favorite things is the slides she took while traveling. In October 1967, she went from Tehran to Tabriz and the Caspian...this entry in the "Travels with K" project is mostly pictures! #iran #familyhistory #travel #journaling #womenshistory

Village celebrations, street scenes, and the Russian border

World War II, farmer's market, and bicycling culottes

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 24

I'm continuing to publish weekly installments of my great-grandmother's journals with comments and images. This week it's June 1942 and World War II is raging, while life in Media, PA goes on.

#womenshistory #familyhistory #journaling #worldwarII #mediapa
emmasjournal.substack.com/p/emma-186-j...

Emma #186: June 1942

#30: October 1967, The Coronation

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 21

My great-aunt was living in Tehran in October, 1967, when the Shah held an opulent coronation ceremony. She captured pictures of the lights and decorations, and saved a newspaper commemorating the event. So interesting to have a window into this time and place! #tehran #shah #iran #familyhistory

Lots of ceremonial lights and decorations, and a 1967 newspaper

Ancient history, a visit to the Mission, and street scenes

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 18

In 1967, while my great-aunt Katharine was teaching in Tehran, she did a lot of traveling. This week's installment of her photos and letters describes a trip to Hamadan, an ancient city in Iran. travelswithk.substack.com/p/29-trip-to...
#iran #hamadan #womenshistory #familyhistory

#29: Trip to Hamadan

Tell gets a job, Easter lamb cake, badminton, and Valley Forge

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 10

In this week's installment of my great-grandmother's journals, it's April 1942 and I dug into Easter lamb cakes, the Fuller Brush Man, nasturtiums, and Valley Forge.
#familyhistory #mediapa #journaling #womenshistory

Emma #184: April 1942

#28: September/October 1967

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jul 7

I'm having so much fun reading about and sharing my great-aunt's sojourn in pre-revolution Tehran, where she taught at an international school. This week: Persian music, street scenes, banking, and Baháʼí.

#iran #tehran #familyhistory #womenshistory #substack #worldtravel

Walking around in Tehran, opening a bank account, and Persian music

Social events, trip to the mountains, and life in Tehran

Linda Hoopes @prosilience.com · Jun 30

For a little insight into life in Iran nearly 60 years ago, check out my great-aunt's letters from her time teaching in Tehran. I'm sharing her stories and images in weekly installments—it's free to subscribe! #travelswithk #substack #iranhistory #tehranhistory #familyhistory #laboroflove #teachers

#27: September 1967