Moving in here eventually that leads to the possibility of icing in the northern most counties. National Weather Service says now they have issued a Winter Weather advisory specific to the poconos. Here is a shot of near mountains where we are at 41 degrees in pleasant valley. Feels more like 38. Is there a north wind picking up but at this point it still looks tranquil. Dent get used to. That we can see these temperatures where the front is starting to drop in, right. We are seeing the thermometer respond to it too. But still, flirting with 60 in Atlantic City, so get this, we hit 77 yesterday. Talk about over achievers here in philadelphia we are talking about a 35degree drop, so youre basically going from midspring back to reality, mid winter, in the span of 24 hours, and then that, meisha will be a very serious shock to the system. Yeah. You need to plan for that. Difficult hear that Winter Weather advisory, these words, come on. Yes. No, no. Where did you come from . We just had 7
Play polka, not polka, poker. And lynched to john gibbons play an accordion on his wooden leg. You had the sense of people having come over if not in mass by a great number to this other place with a kind of echo of that place being transposed into the world that became my world. So that of my mothers side of the family. My fathers side was more mysterious. Over time i heard stories of lost aunts and saint john new found land which is not where they are from and a deeper echo further back. I had my grandfathers passport from 1918, you could smell the must on it. All of the mysterious presences were there. My fathers side was a mystery which we will get to eventually. And the third component is similar to what margaret was talking about. I Irish American. I didnt know what a pure american was. None of my friends were pure americans. A lot of my friends were lebanese and from syria. I had yewish and Irish American friends. All of our identities were mixed. My sense of being american was
I want first to introduce Margaret Cooley who writes nonfiction and poetry. Also with us from boston but having stepped off the plain from dublina daniel to be lynn a writer at emer son college. I want to start by reflecting back that those of you folks endeavored to reveal hidden histories of your family lives. We have spoken in advanced of todays conversation. Its clear to me you pursued the stories of your families histories for decades through genealogical work and writing and reflection. Im wondering if can describe how you dot work you do and where the seeds of your curiousity, how they were planted and want compelled you to do this work. I would say that i was have much inspired since i lived in San Francisco, california. We are a country of immigrants. In San Francisco in particular, we have so many first generation americans. My husband is just became an american citizen a couple of months ago. I have friendlieds who are first generation from vietnam. Palestine, israel. Mexico
Play polka, not polka, poker. And lynched to john gibbons play an accordion on his wooden leg. You had the sense of people having come over if not in mass by a great number to this other place with a kind of echo of that place being transposed into the world that became my world. So that of my mothers side of the family. My fathers side was more mysterious. Over time i heard stories of lost aunts and saint john new found land which is not where they are from and a deeper echo further back. I had my grandfathers passport from 1918, you could smell the must on it. All of the mysterious presences were there. My fathers side was a mystery which we will get to eventually. And the third component is similar to what margaret was talking about. I Irish American. I didnt know what a pure american was. None of my friends were pure americans. A lot of my friends were lebanese and from syria. I had yewish and Irish American friends. All of our identities were mixed. My sense of being american was
This place to visit their distant cousins. They knew exactly where it was. I was thinking that was a year after my Irish American family came here. Why dont my Irish American family know this information. I want to try to find out what it is. I didnt know at that time what i was undertaking. I heard it said with Irish American its not genealogy its archaeology. I found out about that later. Its exciting to hear the nuts and bolts experience of discovery. And at the same time i know i heard from both of you that a very spiritual and unmeasurable experience happens of people come alive in the histories of your familys lives. I was wondering if you could bring alive for the audience the individuals or characters of your familys history and also if you can both reflect on this point that daniels making of the importance in going to the lands and seeing what is there. What that experience was like for you personally. I thought i would read a bit at this point. I think this is a good point f