Happy Friday! This week’s historical highlights cover bookstores, libraries, archives, art, music, architecture, refugee camps, currency, and eugenics. I hope… Read more Historical Highlights #035
Month: April 2016
Favourite Things: April Edition
I have lots of pictures to share this month. I hope you enjoy this peek into what’s been keeping me… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
Quiz: Words Lately Learned 4
Today I present another vocabulary quiz based on the weird and wonderful words I’ve come across in my reading of… Read more Quiz: Words Lately Learned 4
Historical Highlights #034
Iron Maiden, Bonnie Prince Charlie, NASA, the Pavement Bookworm, William Morris, and more… I hope you’re intrigued by this week’s… Read more Historical Highlights #034
The Western Humanities: The Protestant Reformation
I mentioned recently that I’m starting a new blog series to share things I learn as I dip into a… Read more The Western Humanities: The Protestant Reformation
Three Picture Books About the First Giraffe in France
With one eye always on the lookout for picture books on historical topics, I come across them surprisingly often, A… Read more Three Picture Books About the First Giraffe in France
Historical Highlights #033
For this week’s historical highlights, I’ve collected some interesting articles about libraries and archives and also links to fascinating pictures… Read more Historical Highlights #033
“Why Study Cultural History?”
As I was casting about for a topic for today’s blog post, I noticed on one of my bookshelves a… Read more “Why Study Cultural History?”
Two Picture Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve loved the picture book Something from Nothing since it was given to my little sister about twenty… Read more Two Picture Books Based on a Jewish Folktale
Historical Highlights #032
Here are this week’s historical highlights: library news, another Shakespeare exhibition, a possible Viking site in Newfoundland, and life lessons… Read more Historical Highlights #032
Archivist Interview: Meet Andrew Chernevych
Today I am pleased to publish an interview with Andrew Chernevych, an archivist at the Galt Museum & Archives in… Read more Archivist Interview: Meet Andrew Chernevych
Memorable Quotations from My Current Reads
I’ve been reading some thought-provoking and entertaining non fiction lately. Here are some of my favourite quotations about reading, creativity,… Read more Memorable Quotations from My Current Reads
Historical Highlights #031
Here are your historical highlights for another week! To start off is another story of a serendipitous discovery in an… Read more Historical Highlights #031