For this week’s historical highlights I found a variety of articles touching on everything from Matilda to Middle Earth to maps to… Read more Historical Highlights 162
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I’m running late this weekend, so I’ll just list the historical highlights that I came across. I hope you find… Read more Historical Highlights 159
Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
Did you read historical fiction as a child? I didn’t have any ambition to become a historian or archivist, but… Read more Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
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What are you up to this weekend? We hope to attend the local fall fair on Saturday. The kids are… Read more Historical Highlights 157
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Here are a few interesting historical highlights… “Hoover Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s one-sided love affair with the FBI” (a couple of… Read more Historical Highlights 156
Four Picture Books About Edison and Tesla
I think picture books are a great way to learn about historical figures and famous inventors should be particularly interesting… Read more Four Picture Books About Edison and Tesla
Who Was Jane Jacobs?
This post is inspired by a picture book biography that I came across recently… Who Was Jane Jacobs? Jane Jacobs… Read more Who Was Jane Jacobs?
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Here you are: seven recent articles on books, archives, and history. Book-lovers get your “to-be-read” lists ready – here are new… Read more Historical Highlights 146
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Hello, readers! Get ready for articles on Canadian, American, and ancient history, plus some fascinating images and a newly-released song.… Read more Historical Highights 143
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Just four historical highlights to share today. In case you missed it (I did), Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s casket was recently… Read more Historical Highlights 140
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Happy Friday, readers. Here are a few historical highlights touching on architecture, space exploration, World War II, libraries, and a… Read more Historical Highlights 137
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Happy Friday. This week’s historical highlights touch on slavery, the Civil War, the civil rights movement, Willa Cather, Isaac Rosenberg,… Read more Historical Highlights 136
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I’ve had a busy week, so here I am with a short list of historical highlights. I hope you enjoy… Read more Historical Highlights 134