- September 10, 1952 – born in Chicago to Jack Baer and Elsie Lambert Baer. Difficult relationship with abusive stepmother.
- Steinmetz High School, Chicago – Petition: We are the dissenting students of Steinmetz.
- UIC: Bill Chester incident. Porn magazines. Introduced to anarchism by Neil Rest; involved in numerous anarchist groups, member of the IWW, etc.
- 1976-ish — began relationship w/ Jim (Jim Gilman, I presume?)
- 1978 November – Freddie & Jim moved to San Francisco together; lived in Mission District at first.
- Moved to Texas Street
- Processed World / 15 months, not clear when
- May 1984 – end of 8-year relationship with Jim
- 1985-1995, work with Komotion
- 1984-Dec. 1986, working with Bound Together collective. See “Goodbye to All That“.
- DNC / San Francisco – arrested & met Johann. trial of SFPD for suppression of free speech protests 1984 Democratic Party national convention
- Europe / Russia motorcycle trip
- 1991 – Began doing collages for Tiptree Award (now Otherwise Award)
- 1992: Ecstatic Incisions published.
- Thrifting & ebay business. 2002? bought house in Eureka & had friends housesitting.
- Mikki moved out
- Left long-standing home in Texas Street after problems with landlord …
- 2020: Retired, covid, moved to Eureka.
- 2022: Diagnosed with uterine cancer.
- 2025/11/12 – Died Wednesday night, 8:20pm, during a wind storm, in hospice in Eureka.