by Alana Jolley | Apr 7, 2025 | Culture
Cultural Musings Anthropology is not just an academic field anymore. Anthropology gives you a broader lens through which to view other societies and cultures. It helps you better understand yourself and the world around you and your place in...
by Alana Jolley | Jul 29, 2026 | Culture
The above portion of one of the pages in the Book of Kells is Christ flanked by three yellow crosses over his head. It is on the “Christ Enthroned” page (Folio 32v), and it symbolizes the Crucifixion at Calvary. What is the Book of Kells? The Book...
by Alana Jolley | Apr 7, 2026 | Culture
Banner of Peace – By Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)Painted in 1931 Why do we celebrate the Universal Day of Culture globally on April 15th of each year? What is significant about the above painting, and who is Nicholas Roerich? Who knew that there was a...
by Alana Jolley | Jan 12, 2024 | Culture, Generations
Connecting Ethnography to Genealogy Research The first ethnography writing I completed was in the form of a personal history of my great aunt, Virginia. I did not realize my family-history writing might take on a whole new dimension by connecting ethnography to my...
