The most difficult thing to explain is something that is a life process, one can not simply put “life” into a sentence and most often, process involves feeling. I can explain the beginning feelings of Dumpster Archeology, and then tell you where it ends up in it’s maturity, much like a full life with the …
Culture sheds itself like dead skin cells into the void of trash oblivion and is reborn every generation with a new mask. We collectively purge the past to make way for new growth. The dumpsters of America are filled with our collective secrets and historical legacies. Sometimes I find myself digging around in a dumpster …
The feminine voice came out of the 1970’s era Reel to Reel player, months after that fateful day in front of the haunted mansion at 2323 Lafayette avenue. She spoke with a thick German Accent and a cadence of unique unforgettable strangeness. Her name was Carrie Seib, according to the back label, and the year …
She was a real person. A Grandmother and business owner who loved God and tried to be a good person. She died in 1969 and by all accounts was well known in her neighborhood as remarkable in every way. Her 3 volumes of poetry were published in 1976 and I proudly display them on my …
This is a story of the way a Widow redefined Dumpster Archeology, by moving on. When she covered her face with her long thin fingers and cried, I had a moment of shock. I had asked a simple question, supposing she must have known the old man I was looking for. After all …a famous …
Sarah Jane Murray was a local mother and Sarah Louise Murray was her real mother. I discovered their stories by way of a dumpster. Sarah and Sarah passed away a few years back, and it was the younger of the two that left her legacy to her son. Sarah’s only child was responsible for the Death Purge. He left …