Archive of 2025 posts

Miranda and Hrayr's engagement party

This page provides links to archived PDFs of all posts published on News from Nan in 2025.

Highlights

Highlights 2025

Activities, events

Activities roundup: June 2025
Ellen and Rick’s 60-30 party
Family vacation at Pajaro Dunes
Miranda and Hrayr’s engagement party
Miranda’s graduation from SJSU
My Lions
Third anniversary of my open heart surgery

Travel

Mother’s Day visit to Minnesota
Thanksgiving in Minnesota
Travel retrospective: Alaska
Travel retrospective: Australia and New Zealand
Travel retrospective: Canada
Travel retrospective: Central America
Travel retrospective: Colorado and the Mountain States
Travel retrospective: Cuba
Travel retrospective: Europe
Travel retrospective: Hawaii (AI-enhanced)
Travel retrospective: Mexico
Travel retrospective: South America
Travel retrospective: Spain and Morocco

Family history, genealogy

Anna and Dick remember

50 years of running
Anna’s migration retrospective: MI to CA (AI-enhanced)
Dick’s migration retrospective: NY to CA
Women in the family

Anna’s paternal ancestors (van Raaphorst, Metsch, Dienst)

Birthday tribute: John van Raaphorst
Birthday tribute: Jansje Barendsen
Family history slideshows: Anna’s paternal line

Anna’s maternal ancestors (Riedel, Schreiter)

Birthday tribute: Adolph Riedel
Family history slideshows: Anna’s maternal line

Dick’s paternal ancestors (Johnson, Robins)

Birthday tribute: Harold Johnson
Family history slideshows: Dick’s’s paternal line

Dick’s maternal ancestors (Moseley, Wilkins, Rebmann)

Birthday tribute: Anna Moran
Birthday tribute: Henry Rebmann
Family history slideshows: Dick’s maternal line
Mary Glover’s cross-stitch

Astronomy, photography

Astronomy photos with a wide field of view
Organizing my astronomy pictures
Astronomy pictures website
Spring is galaxy season

Thanksgiving in Minnesota

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