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Ben W. LeTourneau dies at 85 years of age

The last remaining child of R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau passed away on February 15, 2021. Ben was one of 5…

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R.G. LeTourneau

Thule Air Base mug

This is my second Thule Air Base mug. The most recent mug is porcelain and glazed, whereas the first mug…

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general-history, Greenland

Ice Station: The Creation of Halley VI book received

This book has been in my Amazon book Wishlist for months. I finally pulled the trigger on the $30 price…

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Books-Reading
Sno-Freighter after the Crash and Fire

Sno-Freighter after the Crash and Fire

After the Sno-Freighter was recovered, it eventually ended up in Bear Creek, YT. It did not leave until 1965, when…

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Alaska Freight Lines, VC-22 Sno-Freighter

What am I reading? February 2, 2021

Number One Observatory Circle. A book by Charles Denyer.

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Books-Reading, general-history, research

Best Search Engine for Research

I love research. Aside from the the satisfaction of completing a final project, digging deep into archival documentation provides a…

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Book updates, research

Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment (SIPRE) Org Chart

This chart was found on SIPRE Report 15 dated September 1953.

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general-history, Greenland, research

SIPRE – Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment

SIPRE began in United States Army Corps of Engineer in 1949. Their job was to “conduct basic and applied research…

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general-history, research

Letter of Inquiry for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant

I had intended on self-funding this project. The deeper that I get into the research and writing, I am realizing…

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Book updates

Applying for a Grant through Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

After reading Jon Gertner’s books, I realized that he used a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to fund…

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Book updates

What am I reading? January 28, 2021

“Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology,” 1st ed.…

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Books-Reading, general-history, Greenland

U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center (PR&DC) lighter

Camp Tuto and Camp Century housed service members from the U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center. Writing a book…

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general-history, Greenland, research

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