Mom's appearance in an Iowa museum

        An update on a blog piece we published on January 30 of this year ...

       This is in reference to Mom (Rose Van Thyn) being part of a Holocaust-related  museum exhibit in Danville, Iowa.

       We received a note from Dr. Stephen J. Gaies, who was our original contact for this endeavor.

     He wrote: "The railcar exhibit at the Anne Frank Penpal Museum was officially opened on June 12."

      That's fine with us. As we wrote previously, we are honored that Mom (and Dad, Louis Van Thyn) are being remembered -- in Iowa -- all these years after they left us.

      Dr. Gaies, a University of Northern Iowa professor with a long background in Holocaust and genocide education, is a consultant for this museum. He referenced Janet Hesler, the museum founder and director and the guiding force for this exhibit.

     Mrs. Hesler provided photos of Mom's part of the exhibit, which are included here, and Dr.  Gaies included a sheet of supplementary information on Mom, which is accessible through a QR code.

     Mrs. Hesler also told Dr. Gaies that "she recently received a phone call and a check from Ron and Jackie Nierman from Shreveport in memory of your parents."

     Thanks to everyone for caring and remembering. Mom and Dad would have liked it, and I know my sister Elsa and her family are appreciative, too.

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      Link to the supplementary information: https://1drv.ms/w/c/bab4ca9d15529a50/Ed8DKKJzQTFCo0y-nKjZZkMBj7u21yVB6kkY743zSf2Eqg?e=dBj8SW

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      Here is a link to the earlier blog piece: 

https://nvanthyn.blogspot.com/2025/01/mom-dad-making-appearance-in-iowa.html