A Veterans Day Tribute!
Veterans Day Tribute: A mother’s letter to her soldier son - Originally in Chicago Tribune Special offer: For a limited time, you can purchase the audiobook of Redlined for the astonishing price of...
View ArticleSwimsuit fashion – the mankini!
The mankini was the latest in swimsuit fashion for young men in the 1920s. My dad and his brother were in prime form here at Lake Michigan, showing off their legs, but no bare torsos allowed! The post...
View ArticleAudiobook of “Redlined” coming with two wonderful narrators
I'm excited to announce the impending release of the audiobook for Redlined! The post Audiobook of “Redlined” coming with two wonderful narrators appeared first on Linda Gartz.
View ArticleHappy Birthday “Redlined!” Passion to Publication:
Happy Birthday, "Redlined!" Five years old and still going strong. The post Happy Birthday “Redlined!” Passion to Publication: appeared first on Linda Gartz.
View ArticleMy gift that keeps on giving
My gift to Chicago's Newberry Library will keep giving to researchers and anyone interested in Chicago history for generations to come. The post My gift that keeps on giving appeared first on Linda...
View ArticleRedlined, two years old in the midst of COVID-19
Reading is essential during the COVID-19 "stay home" orders. "Redlined's" 2nd birthday is Friday. Share this page-turner with friends and teens who want a story for pleasure AND learning. Redlining's...
View ArticleVeterans Day evokes Thanksgiving Thoughts
On Veterans Day, I always think of my beautiful, young, handsome Uncle Frank Ebner, whom I never met in person, yet I feel I know intimately. Why? Because I have nearly 300 letters written to and from...
View ArticleFacing death. A letter home. Memorial Day & D-Day tribute
My uncle, Frank Ebner Gartz, known to the family simply as "Ebner," [ABE-ner] was a "prince of a guy," my dad said often. He was also a crack navigator on the B-17 Bomber during World War II. In one of...
View ArticleMother’s Day and Mental Health Month
In May we're called upon to honor our mothers and to increase our awareness of mental health for ourselves, our families, and others. With this post I hope to do both: honor my mother for the anguished...
View ArticleNotre Dame, Earth Day, and Resurrection
Notre Dame Cathedral fire on April 15, 2019 Notre Dame burned just days before my flight to Europe. April 19th, I’ll hop on a jet to cross the pond, flying to Germany to visit two special people. (More...
View ArticleHAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY—ACROSS THE DECADES & Remembrance:
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL ACROSS THE DECADES! Here's an adorable valentine, February 14, 1942, from Lillian Koroschetz to Fred Gartz - before they were married. Love is timeless. The post HAPPY...
View ArticleLanding the immigrant dream
On Jan. 11th, 1911, (1/1/11) a massive steamship, named "Friedrich der Grosse" (for Frederick the Great, a one-time Prussian ruler) pulled into New York Bay. My dad's father, Josef Gärtz, was on that...
View ArticleTerror atop the train!
On Christmas Eve 1910, my grandfather, Josef Gärtz, set off on what would become a harrowing journey toward America. His burning dream of a far-off land and the fiery drive he needed to get there,...
View ArticleSanta and the refugees
Tis the season to spread the magic of Christmas to our children–and a letter from Santa can be just the ticket, especially when the letter comes directly to their door, in a real envelope, from a human...
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Veterans Day evokes Thanksgiving Thoughts
On Veterans Day, I always think of my beautiful, young, handsome Uncle Frank Ebner, whom I never met in person, yet I feel I know him intimately. Why? Because I have nearly 300 letters written to and...
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Joan Baez “Fare Thee Well”& a 1961 Performance
L-R Front: Leslie and Laura, Linda, Diana, Katy; back Carla. Joan Baez was an iconic singer for those of us who came of age in the 1960s. I bought six tickets in February of this year for her “Fare...
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Martin Luther King-Dream Speech: a remembrance
Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech on August 28th, 1963. It was held that day in honor of the anniversary of Emmett Till’s torture and murder on the same date, in 1955. King murdered:...
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Father of the Year
When I was in eighth grade, our English teacher, Mrs. Hall, asked all the students in class to write an essay on why we thought our dads should be “Father of the Year.” I guess I wasn’t paying close...
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A Memorial Day Tribute – Infantry and Air
Lt. Frank Ebner Gartz DOB 1924 This Memorial Day, I’m remembering two relatives who each served in one of the 20th century’s two world wars. World War II – Frank Ebner Gartz My dad’s younger brother,...
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1952 Love Poem celebrates Poetry Month
April is poetry month, and although there are many famous and fabulous poets to acknowledge and praise, I want share a poem my father wrote. Dad loved to write poetry. Dad was sensitive, and his poems...
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