July 24, 2022
“The motto, E Pluribus Unum, means ‘out of many, one.’ The museum’s latest project E Pluribus Unum: GRAICE Under Pressure-- gives title and substance to a newly-released multi-faceted study exploring if the many, do indeed, become one.” Museum Director Circe Olson Woessner and Writers-in-Residence Connie Kinsey and Valerie Bonham Moon discuss their writing and the importance of the project. The "GRAICE project" was funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New Mexico Humanities Council, the McCune and Griffinharte foundations. Here's the link to Connie's blog. To read Valerie's blog click here.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![AT EASE:Rick Tavares]()
July 21, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner speaks with military brat/veteran author Rick Tavares about his first-ever book, a novel titled It Began in Japan. It is available here on Amazon. Proceeds from It Began in Japan will be donated to the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![AT EASE: Nancie Laird Young]()
May 26, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner interviews Army Brat author Nancie Laird Young about her book, Tea with Dad. Click here for Nancie's info. Buy the book at any bookseller to include Amazon.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
April 25, 2022
Museum Director Circe Olson Woessner talks with MAMF Student Liaison Shanon Hyde about his book project: The Solo PCS, due out in August 2022. The Solo PCS project has been supported, in part, by a grant from the Kerr Foundation. Shanon's Podcast is the Shanon Show and can be found on multiple platforms including on YouTube.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![AT EASE: New Zine, Circa]()
April 14, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner talks with five military-family connected friends about their new print zine CIRCA, memories of their military life and blogging.
Zine-
CIRCA- Spring 2022
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/circe-olson-woessner-and-barbara-beck-azar/circa/paperback/product-q4nd5d.html?page=1&pageSize=4
CIRCA-Summer 2022
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/circe-olson-woessner-and-barbara-beck-azar/circa-summer-2022/paperback/product-2ywkv2.html?page=1&pageSize=4
Blog Links-
https://itsmetaylor.blog
http://www.michelleygreen.com/
https://tellitslantmama.wordpress.com
War Child
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/circe-olson-woessner-and-paul-zolbrod/war-child-lessons-learned-from-growing-up-in-war/paperback/product-1dzzgype.html?page=1&pageSize=4
Front Lines
https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/allen-dale-olson-and-paul-zolbrod/from-the-frontlines-to-the-home-front/paperback/product-1ng8yq84.html?page=1&pageSize=4
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
![At EASE: Brat Author Ron Walker]()
April 1, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner chats with Ron Walker about his memoir Confessions of an Overseas Brat. It can be purchased on Amazon . To learn more about Ron, check out his blog at:
https://ronwalker1152.wixsite.com/website
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![American Rosie Movement: Anne Montague]()
February 27, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner speaks with Anne Montague the Founder and Executive Director about the American Rosie Movement (ARM). If you’d like to know more about ARM or participate, here are the links to the organization:
https://www.americanrosiemovement.org
https://thanksplainandsimple.org/about-us
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Our Blogs:
We Served Too, Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: AFCENT Field Trip]()
January 23, 2022
Dr. Allen Dale Olson describes a field trip where the entire faculty from AFCENT flew to Washington DC for a field trip...This story from the museum's 2021 anthology Schooling With Uncle Sam. It is available at
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09FRZXP27
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![AT EASE: Author Frances I. Kirkham]()
January 15, 2022
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner interviews Frances I. Kirkham about her book Fly, Butterfly, Fly! due out February 2022. The fictionalized memoir about her life as a Navy Junior will be available on Amazon.com.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM, just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com.
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Our Blogs:
We Served Too,
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;
Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com
And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![BRAT TIME STORIES: Christmas Greetings]()
December 22, 2021
MAMF Founder Circe Olson Woessner reads an essay she wrote about Christmas letters.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Video Podcasts: One Takes: Like the name implies, people share their stories in a short, unedited format, Kitchen Table Convos: The best conversations happen around the kitchen table, At Ease! Arts, Entertainment, Literature & Travel-there's a little something for everyone…Our Blogs:
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![BRAT TIME STORIES: Christmas Memories]()
December 8, 2021
Circe Olson Woessner reads an essay about favorite Christmas memories. This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Video Podcasts: One Takes: Like the name implies, people share their stories in a short, unedited format, Kitchen Table Convos: The best conversations happen around the kitchen table, At Ease! Arts, Entertainment, Literature & Travel-there's a little something for everyone…Our Blogs:
At Ease: Books & More for Brats and their families, We Served Too
Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; The American Military Family
Letters Home, America Remembers 'Nam, MAMF Projects
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
![BRAT TIME STORIES: 1600]()
December 1, 2021
MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner reads her poem 1600, a memory from Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com
Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat
Video Podcasts: One Takes: Like the name implies, people share their stories in a short, unedited format, Kitchen Table Convos: The best conversations happen around the kitchen table, At Ease! Arts, Entertainment, Literature & Travel-there's a little something for everyone…Our Blogs:
The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.
