Historical Highlights #049

Posted on August 5, 2016August 4, 2016 by M.E. Bond

I have a lot of historical highlights to share today, many to do with Canadian history, but also archaeology, librarianship,… Read more Historical Highlights #049

Historical Highlights #048

Posted on July 29, 2016July 28, 2016 by M.E. Bond

This week I want to share articles about slavery, Vikings, and an ancient manuscript; a 16th century map; an intriguing… Read more Historical Highlights #048

Historical Highlights #042

Posted on June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Happy Friday. This week’s historical highlights feature artifacts from the Canadian War Museum, an annotated map of Middle Earth, a… Read more Historical Highlights #042

Historical Highlights #038

Posted on May 20, 2016May 19, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Here are your historical highlights for the week. I’m intrigued by the Egyptian cities that remain preserved after sinking into… Read more Historical Highlights #038

Historical Highlights #037

Posted on May 13, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Happy Friday, everyone! This week I came across several articles about museums that I think you’ll enjoy. I’ve also included… Read more Historical Highlights #037

Overview: Maphead by Ken Jennings

Posted on May 11, 2016May 9, 2016 by M.E. Bond

After I read and reviewed Plotted: A Literary Atlas, I ordered several books related to cartography from the library. One of… Read more Overview: Maphead by Ken Jennings

8 Things I Learned in April

Posted on May 2, 2016April 29, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman to share the things I learned in April. Honey bees are native… Read more 8 Things I Learned in April

Historical Highlights #031

Posted on April 1, 2016March 31, 2016 by M.E. Bond

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

Historical Highlights #027

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Bob Dylan’s archives, a little-known internment camp in Alaska, invisible ink, the chemistry of old books… read on for this… Read more Historical Highlights #027

Plotted: A Literary Atlas

Posted on February 17, 2016February 16, 2016 by M.E. Bond

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

Historical Highlights #021

Posted on January 22, 2016January 21, 2016 by M.E. Bond

What have I got for historical highlights today? A peek into how the UK National Archives created their “By me… Read more Historical Highlights #021

Archivist Interview: Meet Kyle Neill

Posted on December 21, 2015December 21, 2015 by M.E. Bond

The archivist interview series is back with a Q&A from Kyle Neill, Senior Archivist at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum… Read more Archivist Interview: Meet Kyle Neill

Historical Highlights #016

Posted on December 18, 2015December 18, 2015 by M.E. Bond

I hope you enjoy today’s list of historical highlights. Shakespeare’s World: on this site you can “Transcribe handwritten documents by… Read more Historical Highlights #016

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