Greetings From the Hub

Hello Friends,
Well, I know the blog has been a bit quite lately, and I want to apologize for that. Since getting back from the site inspection and G-2's maiden voyage the list of "Honey Do's" at the new place has kept me hopping. Things are starting to get themselves sorted out-I finally have my books unpacked!-and I'm now keeping busy getting ready for my upcoming trips and planning for next year.

First, keep an eye out over the next few days for updates to the web site. By the end of the first week in June you will start to see some of the original historical content I promised-rare WWII photographs, hard to find primary research, scattered musings of a former editor and "vacation" photos of the site inspection. There will be links to all of this on the site.

The other new addition will be the debut of the G-2 Dispatch, our newsletter, which I hope will be out on a bi-monthly basis. In addition to reminding you again of all the great trips we have planned-sorry, can't be helped-I'll also include any tidbits of WWII/ History news I come across. Vet news and anything else-like Red Sox scores-that I find interesting. Eventually I hope to be able to send these newsletters out via e-mail, but as some of you know I am something of a luddite so if the first few arrive in your mailbox I hope you understand.

Another feature of the newsletter will be to provide updates on our 2007 schedule-a lot has been happening-and to give you a peek at 2008-think trenches and tri-corn hats.

Now that I'm back in Boston, the Revolutionary War bug has bit again and, as time permits, I've been busy rooting around in archives trying to find out what I can abot Lexington, Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Last week I spent a fascinating afternoon going through unpublished accounts of hte first shots of the Revolution. Growing up during the bicentennial, stories of the Revolution were all around me but I have been shocked to discover just how much myth is wrapped around an event I thought I knew so much about. As always, the truth is much stranger, more inspiring and just more interesting than the myth.

Let me know what you think of these other areas of history I've been checking into. If there's any interest I'll post some of what I've found on the site. I've also been digging through my old trench maps and WWI notes to lay the fondation for a Western Front trip. DOn't worry, however, there are still a great many WWII places to see yet, and I hope to have some of you join me on these explorations.

In the meantime, my best wishes to you and yours at the start of the summer and please, keep in touch!

All the best from Boston-the home of the FIRST PLACE RED SOX!
Chris

P.S. Hope you enjoy the picture of Steph Looking for his keys and your truly-if I have not screwed it up-with the Cheshire Cat grin while standing in Field Marshal Georgi Zhukov's foxhole.