Deborah Edwards-Oñoro 
Two of the best parts of the Internet celebrate their 24th birthday today, the online multilingual encyclopedia Wikipedia maintained by thousands of volunteers and Creative Commons, the nonprofit organization offering online legal tools to the public for sharing and reusing creative works.
I am thankful for all I’ve learned from Wikipedia over the years and to the open copyright licenses from Creative Commons.
Continue reading Happy 24th Birthday, Wikipedia and Creative Commons!
Visiting Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown area was one of my favorite family moments over the 2024 end-of-year holiday break.
With holiday decorations throughout the station, it was hard for me to stop oohing and aahing as I walked through the station with my son.
I had to point out the ticket lobby clock to him the moment we stepped inside Michigan Central. I heard a bit of a sigh from him as I gave a brief summary of how the clock came to be restored. (I’m sure my son is tired of the history stories I’ve shared with him over the years.)
Continue reading Photo of the Week: Michigan Central Ticket Lobby Clock
Like many others, I was saddened to read the news of former President Jimmy Carter’s death.
In June 2005, I photographed and published stories for Habitat for Humanity Detroit on their website about the 2005 Jimmy Carter Work Project (now called Carter Work Project) in Detroit.
Continue reading Remembering Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024