Author Contributes to American Military Family Museum

Sends portion of her book, Once a Brat, Always a Brat for display

Fort Worth, TX, /PRNewswire-iReach/ —

Fort Worth Author, Marilyn Celeste Moris has recently contributed to the new American Military Famiily Museum for its display on May 6, 2014.

As we are increasingly aware, over 1000 of our WWII veterans are dying every day, leaving their grown “Military Brats” to tell their stories of being deployed overseas immediately after WWII.  Ms. Morris was in that movement, at eight years of age, receiving her very own orders from The War Department.

Her recently re-released book, Once a Brat, Always a Brat, has been described as “part travelogue, part therapy session” and the second half, containing other Military Brats; stories, has been called by Dennis Campbell of BratCon Radio, as “a field manual for understanding Military Brats.”

Ms. Morris explains why this subculture claims a fondness for the term, “Brat”, as itt does not connote “an unruly child,” but is rather taken from the British Military, who stamped papers with the iniitials, “BRAT'” meaning British Regiment Attached Traveler.

She relates how the family adapted to somewhat primitive quarters, with no running water, sporadic electricity, wood-burning stoves and an icebox.

How she, and other Military Brats, adapted from an ancient Oriental culture  one year to exploring castles in  Bavaria in the next, is the focus of Once a Brat, Always a Brat  which is available on Amazon.com and Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Once-Brat-Always-Marilyn-Morris-ebook/dp/B00HX2VXPY/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin

Ms. Morris’s website with information regarding her novels and one other self-help book can be found at MarilynCelesteMorrisAuthorAndEditor.blogspot.com/

Contact:

Marilyn Morris

Phone: 817-246-2639

Circe Woessner, Executive Director

Museum of the American Military Family

(505) 504-6830

http://museumoftheamericanmilitaryfamily.org/

Overseas Brats Gathering in Albuquerque on 20 February

Brat Friend,
Got some activity to share with you about
our annual get-together of Brats in New Mexico happening on February 20!
As of today:
-22 Brats & Educators who now live in New Mexico are interested in this function.

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     Here’s how will make it worth your while to come:

     *Every Brat gets recognized!

     *With this crowd, you get immediately accepted because we share your heritage!

     *We’re going to introduce you to some wonderful Brat people — who want to meet

YOU!

     *This is a day that VALIDATES your special heritage!

   Join us:

Thursday, February 20 – 6 – 9:30 p.m.

Cervantes Restaurant
5801 Gibson Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM
Restaurant telephone: 505-262-2253.

    *Pricing remains similar to previous years!

    *Early registration deadline is February 15.

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     Details are at:

http://www.overseasbrats.com/RegGetogethers.asp .

     To register:

     -Scroll down to:  Albuquerque, NM, Wed, Feb. 20, 2014.

     -Complete brief info.

     -Click Add to Cart.

     -Click on Check out.

     -Click on Don’t Have A PayPal Account.

     -Complete credit card information.

              *********

      Looking forward to uniting you with the

Brat community!

      Have a terrific day!

                         Joe Condrill

                         OVERSEAS BRATS

Brat Liaison Joe Condrill to Host Get-together

Brat Friend,
Got some activity to share with you about
our annual get-together of Brats in New Mexico
happening on February 20!
As of today:
-22 Brats & Educators who now live
in New Mexico are interested in this function.

             *********
     Here’s how will make it worth your while
to come:
     *Every Brat gets recognized!
     *With this crowd, you get immediately accepted because we share your heritage!
     *We’re going to introduce you to some wonderful Brat people — who want to meet
YOU!
     *This is a day that VALIDATES your special heritage!
           ********   
   Join us: 
Thursday, February 20 – 6 – 9:30 p.m.

Cervantes Restaurant
5801 Gibson Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 
Restaurant telephone: 505-262-2253.
    *Pricing remains similar to previous years!
    *Early registration deadline is February 15.
          ********
     Details are at:
     To register:
     -Scroll down to:  Albuquerque, NM, Wed, Feb. 20, 2014.
     -Complete brief info.
     -Click Add to Cart.
     -Click on Check out.
     -Click on Don’t Have A PayPal Account.
     -Complete credit card information.
              *********
      Looking forward to uniting you with the
Brat community!
      Have a terrific day!
                         Joe Condrill
                         OVERSEAS BRATS

Our Friends at the Apron Project Invite You to Create!

Announcing the Third Annual Apron Project Exhibit as Part of the NHCC Women & Creativity Month

Flyer Womyns Work: The Apron ProjectLast year a number of Brats, Veterans, Military Family Members, Poets & Writers exhibited in our installation at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.  It would be wonderful if we had more this year.  These are aprons with messages:  in words or visual images.  Some are very artistic.  Others are very simple.  You can see pictures of last year’s installation as well as more information on this year’s installation on our website:  http://www.womynswork.com/ .  The Submission Form is also available online at:  http://www.creativitycontinium.com/?page_id=1912 .  Drop off at 123 A 9th St SW by February 12, 2014.   This year’s installation is going to be on the corner of 9th and Gold in the same empty lot we used in 2011, our first year.    Opening Reception:  March 7, 2014 6-7 PM.  If you have any questions, please contact Ginger Quinn at 505 247-2537 or email her at gquinn411@gmail.com

Hope to see your apron waving in the wind.

Caroline LeBlanc, for Apron Installation & Womyn’s Work

 

 

 

Reasons for Thanksgiving

As the Museum of the American Family all-volunteer board sits back and reflects on the past few months, it is apparent that we have a lot to be thankful for.
Our biggest news is that the Rivera family, of Robert Rivera Construction in Santa Rosa, NM, have generously donated seven 1947 military family housing units for our museum.  While they are structurally sound, they will need to be moved to our building site, gutted and rehabbed before we can occupy them.  This will take a significant amount of money. We will continue our fundraising in order to rehab these little treasures.  We would very much appreciate donations of money, building materials or labor as we move forward. To donate directly to our website, please click here:

Speaking of moving, where are we moving to? 

 Drawing of site of old houses
The City of Albuquerque has suggested a site in a park near Kirtland Air Force Base, the New Mexico Veteran’s Memorial and the VA Hospital.  An architect has provided a preliminary drawing and is in the process of refining it.  The various City departments are meeting to see if our museum will be a good fit in this location.  We are confident that all parties will come to an agreement very soon, and we can begin to apply for permits and begin the building’s physical move to their permanent “home”.
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