This page provides links to archived PDFs of all posts published on News from Nan in 2025.
Highlights
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 (2015)
Travel retrospective: Australia and New Zealand (2003)
Travel retrospective: Canada (2009)
Travel retrospective: Central America (2016)
Travel retrospective: Colorado and the Mountain States (1994-2009)
Travel retrospective: Cuba (2011)
Travel retrospective: Europe (1955-2019)
Travel retrospective: Hawaii (1977-2021) (AI-enhanced)
Travel retrospective: Mexico (1950s-2023)
Travel retrospective: South America (2008)
Travel retrospective: Spain and Morocco (2012)
Family history, genealogy
Anna and Dick remember
50 years of running
Anna’s migration retrospective: MI to CA (1951) (AI-enhanced)
Dick’s migration retrospective: NY to CA (1951)
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
