One of Michael Luick-Thrams' favorite teachers at Ermysted's Grammar School in North Yorkshire (1981-82) was fond of saying "History is a seamless garment;" one of his Iowa State University professors (circa 1982-83) liked to quip "History is an endless river, but never the same river twice." Since his youth, Michael has been collecting individuals' narrative histories as "micro case studies" with which to illustrate "macro truths." Below are a few of the numerous historical categories which have interested him most as an academic - and therefore most busied his students, interns and Workawayers, who in turn have made out of them exhibits, videos, presentations, books, web pages...

topics:

1. archive

2. THE KAISER: Anti-German Hysteria in the American Heartland during World War I:

- introduction

- poster

- presentation

- archival

3. "Out of Hitler's Reach: The Scattergood Hostel for European Refugees"

- "Out of Hitler's Reach" (10mins.)

- in-depth film and event flyer

- text and photos

- related exhibit; interview with Edith L.Morgan

4. "Camp Crystal City (Texas): Civilian Internment Camp"

- original US-government version (21 mins.)

- condensed version (10mins.)

- "History in Five: FDR's Secret Enemy Exchange Program" (3mins.)

- World War II Enemy Alien Internment Camps in Texas (3mins.)

- texts and photos

5. "German POWs in the Midwest"

- in-depth film (57mins.)

- Camp Algona (Iowa)

- POW-built nativity scene video 1 video 2 (2mins.)

- texts and photos