Miscellaneous Writings – Jim O’Brien

Note: I created this website as a way of organizing some things I’ve written over the years. I’ve organized the links into non-exclusive categories.

Thoughts about History

Easing into History: A Childhood Introduction to the Past

Notes on the Search for a Democratic History

The 1960s and ‘70s

Memories of the Student Movement and the New Left in the United States, 1960–1969

Nature

Taking It In: Personal Thoughts on Appreciating Nature

Family History

Some Family Stories from Centuries Past (December 2016)

Family Memories from Martha Phillips (October 1991)