Another month come and gone. Below are some of my favourite things from February, Books I’ve been trying to prioritize… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
Month: February 2016
Historical Highlights #026
This week’s historical highlights begin with an interview with Harper Lee (who passed away on February 19 at age 89)… Read more Historical Highlights #026
Review: The Writing on the Wall
A few months ago I won a free book from Sacristy Press and they shipped it all the way to Canada… Read more Review: The Writing on the Wall
Quiz: Words Lately Learned 3
People seem to be enjoying these vocabulary quizzes, so I’ve created another one: “Words Lately Learned 3.” I hope you’ll… Read more Quiz: Words Lately Learned 3
Historical Highlights #025
Your weekly historical highlights are coming right up. “Five Interesting Facts About Noah Webster” “You Can Now 3D Print the… Read more Historical Highlights #025
Plotted: A Literary Atlas
Plotted: A Literary Atlas (Zest Books, 2015) by freelance illustrator and artist Andrew DeGraff is a collection of illustrations that straddle the… Read more Plotted: A Literary Atlas
History of Libraries: Victorian Lending Libraries
I’ve made an executive decision not to organize my blog series on the history of libraries chronologically. Part 1 focused… Read more History of Libraries: Victorian Lending Libraries
Historical Highlights #024
I learned a lot while putting together this list of historical highlights. You’ll find articles about the Fenian raids, Basque… Read more Historical Highlights #024
A Pictorial Timeline of Valentines
This week I thought it would be fun to present a pictorial timeline of Valentines, from handwritten letters to Hallmark… Read more A Pictorial Timeline of Valentines
11 Things You Didn’t Know About the Vikings
Last September my mom went back to school, with a five-year plan to earn a Master’s in History. She’s currently… Read more 11 Things You Didn’t Know About the Vikings
Historical Highlights #023
When I sat down to compile this week’s historical highlights I had only one link that I had saved to… Read more Historical Highlights #023
Review: Lost in Translation by Ella Frances Sanders
On August 21, 2013 Ella Frances Sanders published an illustrated blog post titled “11 Untranslatable Words from Other Cultures.” This… Read more Review: Lost in Translation by Ella Frances Sanders
11 Things I Learned in January
Once again I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman to share what we’ve learned in the past month. Without further ado here… Read more 11 Things I Learned in January