SCHOOLING WITH UNCLE SAM: Shanon Hyde

January 24, 2021

MAMF Student Liaison Shanon Hyde reads a story he wrote for the museum's newest anthology, Schooling with Uncle Sam.

Shanon's podcast can be seen on YouTube. Stories can be submitted until July 2021.

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

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.

MAMF Storyteller: Brat Author Johnnie W. Lewis

January 23, 2021

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The Storyteller Podcast features an author or the Museum storyteller reading children's books. In our first episode of Storyteller, Johnnie W. Lewis reads her book, Don't Tarry, Terri. GET BACK HOME!

To learn more about Johnnie W. Lewis, check out her 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

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 Kayt Peck

January 21, 2021

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner speaks to Kayt C. Peck about her Navy career, her thoughts about healing and her writing.

http://www.flyingpigsconsulting.com

http://www.dreamcatcherbooks.com

http://kaytpeck.com

Here's the link to her Amazon author page

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 STORY: Gemütlichkeit

January 20, 2021

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner reads an essay she wrote in 2020 titled Gemütlichkeit.

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.

VETERAN•FAMILY•COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE: So You Want to be a Writer Pt 2

January 15, 2021

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Panelists:

Johnnie Wright Lewis

http://acloudproductions.com

Sandy Hanna

www.sandyhanna.net

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ignorance-of-bliss-sandy-hanna/1129099236

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MsybkY

Publisher: https://posthillpress.com/book/the-ignorance-of-bliss-an-american-kid-in-saigon

Nancie Laird Young
www.nancielairdyoung.com

https://www.facebook.com/NancieLairdYoung

Instagram: @NancieLairdYoung https://www.instagram.com/nancielairdyoung/

Twitter: @Nancie_Laird

http://greenwriterspress.com

Kayt C. Peck

http://www.flyingpigsconsulting.com

http://www.dreamcatcherbooks.com

http://kaytpeck.com

Robert Wuench

https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Wuench/e/B06ZZ747G7/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

Michelle Green

wwww.michelleygreen.com

Biographers International Organization

biographersinternational.org

Women's National Book Association

wnba-books.org

The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC

childrensbookguild.org

Janet Wertz

Collierville Christian Writers Group

https://www.ccwriters2.com

Bernard Lee

https://bernardleejr.com

Atlanta Writer’s Club https://atlantawritersclub.org

Society for Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators

https://www.scbwi.org

Museum Call for DODEA Stories: Deadline June 2021

https://passportsandpedagogy.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/we-are-seeking-submissions-of-stories-about-schooling-on-military-installations-2/

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.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.

Veteran •Family•Community Collaborative: “So You Want To Write a Book”

January 7, 2021

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Panelists:

Circe Olson Woessner/ Veteran•Family• Community Collaborative/ Museum of the American Military Family

Military Writers Society of America

Publishers Marketplace

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.

SCHOOLING WITH Uncle Sam: Dorm Life

January 5, 2021

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: Spain

December 30, 2020

This story is read by Circe Olson Woessner about back packing through Europe in the early 1980s.

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.

TOGETHER WE SERVE: Allen Dale Olson

December 25, 2020

WWII Occupation veteran Allen Dale Olson talks about his first Christmas in Wurzburg Germany. This interview was conducted by his daughter and MAMF founder Circe Olson Woessner.

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

BRAT TIME STORIES: Willie Pearl’s Doll

December 23, 2020

Michelle Y. Green reads a story based on her mother's childhood. Michelle has contributed several stories to our museum anthologies and has been interviewed for our podcast.

From Notable Kentucky African Americans Database:

Mahone, Willie Pearl (b. 1925-)

was born in a coal camp in Jenkins, KY. She is the subject of the award winning children's books in the The Willie Pearl Series, written by her daughter, Michelle Y. Green. Green is a graduate of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Master's Program in Writing. Green's historical fiction series was written in the early 1990s and is set in a Depression-era coal-mining town in Kentucky. Willie Pearl: Under the Mountain, the second book in the series, received the 1993 Children's Literary Award for Multicultural Publishing. Information on Willie P. Mahone provided by Michelle Y. Green. For more see Michelle Y. Green on the Reading is Fundamental/Reading Planet website.

Michelle's website is: https://michelleygreen.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

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: The Patrick Dragons

December 16, 2020

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.