book history. historical geographer. griefblogger.
Historical geography, however, studies the “series of changes which cultural landscapes have undergone and involves reconstruction of past cultural landscapes.”[2] Its primary objective is to “establish a critical system which embraces the phenomenology of landscape...
And the first post went up today! I am beginning this blog as part of my #selfcare and #griefwork. Now that Spring is here my heart is opened even more. I am sending my son's spirit forth in love through sitting in nature and being grateful for this beautiful Earth. Here is the blog logo … Continue reading I Started a #Birding Blog!
Today those voices out of bondage seem to transmit what is now meant by “soul.”[1] Arna Bontemps
I love my son Ricky so much. I wake up thinking of him and he is my last thought before falling off to sleep each night. Now that he is in Heaven...
Hold space. Holding space means be with the griever in a nonjudgmental way. Be there but do not push, listen, and make statements that show your support. Avoid the wording “I understand” unless you have suffered the same loss. Try to say “I am so sorry you are going through this and I am here to help you with what you need.”
This essay assesses relevant sources in the account of Ann Clarke’s escape from slavery with a view to examining how the political landscape of the Kansas Territory impeded or facilitated her escape. In identifying the zones of containment, concealment, and wayfinding this paper will illuminate how enslaved freedom seekers and their abolitionist allies circumvented the punitive landscape of Kansas Territory.
The hope? To illuminate how enslaved freedom seekers and their abolitionist allies circumvented the punitive landscapes within the antebellum Great Plains.
But beyond the many beautiful things I know of my son from his time on Earth I now know that as his mother the ways that I cope with Ricky's transition will mark my transformation in the After.
The publication of “Academic War Over the Field of Geography” by Neil Smith sent shock waves through the discipline of geography’s academic community. Smith’s purpose in writing the piece was to begin a conversation about the state of geography through reclaiming the history of the Harvard debacle.
American Factfinder has been retired and it happened on March 31, 2020 in the midst of COVID reality in the United States.
A bit of research excitement- I managed to get my hands on an extremely rare book that was published by the Norfolk, VA Historical Society in 1968.
My heart hurts. It is a pain I can’t ignore. I have lost my son. Because of this time of intense grief in the wake of my son's passing I will likely not post again for some time. Please keep my daughter and me in your prayers. Obituary for My Son Ricky Gerard Dawkins, Jr., … Continue reading Message to followers of my blog: Bereavement- UPDATE
Christy Hyman 