Did you catch my recent article in the Beltrami County Historical Society newsletter? Read below!
Food surplus from canceled school hot lunch programs leads to discount for area food shelf
On a Sunday morning not long ago, our minister asked what gifts our church family can share with others. For many years Patti and I have volunteered at Bemidji Community Food Shelf (BCFS). A gift I share with others: Thanks to my thirty years’ experience in the meat industry, I often help make meat purchases. …
BROTHERHOOD
My new-found brother Louis and his wife Patty, from Long Island, New York, will spend next week at our home near Bemidji. Louis and I had originally planned to speak at Bemidji Public Library. The location has changed to Beltrami History Center. Please join Louis and me on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:30, listen to …
SOMEDAY
Last night we did a presentation at Bemidji Public Library based on a series of letters a friend and I exchanged while he was in prison. Our goal is to develop it into a Young Adult book of stories about how drugs and alcohol can take one down the wrong path and the consequences one …
Past Events
Below is a list of past workshops, signings and speaking engagements that Wendell has been featured at. To bring Wendell to your event, contact him here. 2019 Veteran’s Program at Clearbrook-GonvickWriting Memory Stories Workshop with Wendell AffieldVeteran Addiction & Mental Health ConferenceVietnam War Roundtable: Brown Water Navy at MN Military Museum“Brotherhood” presented by BemidjiSpeaks at …
Barbara Affield Mini-Concert in the Old Farmhouse (1987)
I recently discovered an old VHS tape I recorded three decades ago of my mother playing the old Masters in our farmhouse living room. Go to https://youtu.be/Kw3WD0khAmE For the folks who have read my latest memoir you can get a glimpse of how Barbara mellowed in her later years.
Researching The Past
Tuesday September 25, 2018, at 10:00AM I will speak at Adventures In LifeLong Learning–see the attached schedule for more information–Beltrami Electric meeting room.
World War I Student Essay Program
My grandparents, 1915, my grandmother, a Vassar College Student, and my grandfather in his Williams College ROTC uniform. This past Veterans Day I was invited to speak at an area school. I could not because of a schedule conflict. Bemidji School Superintendent Tim Lutz and I started visiting about Veterans Day 2018, the 100th anniversary …
Ships’ Deck Logs, Vietnam Waters Movements 1966-1973
A friend recently asked me to help him retrieve deck log information from the USS Rogers DD876. Ron and I did a West Pac (West Pacific) deployment to Vietnam together in 1966. He is searching for proof in a claim with the VA. Below is a lengthy but very detailed message I received from a …