But those who have been under the shadow,
who have gone down at last
to elemental things,
will have a wider charity.

In memory of the first responders and families of Gaza indiscriminately/intentionally assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

"Slava Ukraini Слава Україні! Vive l’Ukraine libre, vive l’Europe démocratique. Claude Malhuret/ politique français

“Origin Story of Fort Road/West Seventh Street,
the Township/City of Saint Paul,
the Territory/State of Minnesota,
Glacial Age Forward”

“Origin Story” Goes Live!

• Presentation at the Fort Road Federation/ District 9 Community Council’s annual meeting, April 29, Summit Brewery, 910 Montreal Cir.. 6 p.m.
• May issue: Episodic serialization in the Community Reporter!
• May 9: Mannillo/Friday Lunch Forum
• May 27: Nathan Hale chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution), 6:45, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Roseville
• Thursday, June 5, 12:30-2:00 @ C.S.P.S. Hall!) Sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Minnesota College of Continuing and Professional Studies Registration
• August 17: Germanic-American Institute Cafe, 10 a.m. - 11:30. Kaffee and kuchen available for purchase.
• PBS documentary "We Are the River" to be aired Fall 2025. Trailer (On-camera interview March 24)
• TBD: Second (enhanced!) edition

Past events:

• Friday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota at its historic C.S.P.S. Hall (383 Michigan, sokolmn.org,).
• Monday, March 24, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The West Seventh Library and Keystone/West Seventh Community Center (265 Oneida)
• Thursday, February 27 West Seventh Library and Keystone/West Seventh Community Center
• Thursday, February 18 Saint Paul Rotary Club (University Club)
• Front page feature in the Community Reporter (November 28, 2024) and My Villager (January 6, 2025)
• Outreach to libraries and cultural and educational organizations is complete with about 50 soft cover copies distributed and accepted gratis.

Email for information: joe@josfland.com

Origin Table of contents and more information

At the end of 2024, 380 histories were published, 78 hard cover ($150) and 302 soft cover ($40). All proceeds, over $14,000, benefited West Seventh’s C.S.P.S. Hall’s Legacy Fund. The first edition has been sold out thanks to enthusiastic demand in the West End and beyond. The book’s 416 pages with 1058 images (85% vintage) are documented with 259 endnotes. Each book was inscribed “Thank you for (contributing to and) supporting the history of immigrants and volunteers of W7!”

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Kiosk: Guides for learning (2024) Website

Restored, reformatted, and revised with 200 guides to promote learning, middle school through returning adult--with translations in 38 languages! Non-ChatGPT, non-Bard; non-AI.

Kiosk guides for learning
is a freely accessible educational environment that offers strategies to recognize and realize learning objectives. We accept individual differences without regard to ability and creed; sexual and affectional orientation; caste, tribal and national affiliation; individual, familial and collective history. Dates from 1996.

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Aging Gardens Website

I sold my bluffside home of 40+ years in 2022 when my partner Steve and I moved next door to a house and gardens we built over four years. The Website Aging Gardens is both a summary of the construction and an inventory of the perennials, ground covers, bushes, trees, cacti and houseplants over the years.

Minneapolis/Saint Paul Home Tour, April 30/May 1, 2022.

Minneapolis Star Tribune, HOME & GARDEN section, August 19, 2022:
St. Paul garden tour founder is all about creating Zen in his garden ... By Nancy Ngo

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Recognition:

Community service and volunteer activities.

Media:

MN Public Radio "Music with Minnesotans"; "MN State Capital" documentary;
KARE-TV  "Summer Backyard (Garden) Tour"; Czech Radio

 

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CV/Resume

Professional activities including research and development of Online educational resources