It’s not difficult to find picture books about libraries. Kids visiting libraries. Fanciful libraries full of bears, mice, and dragons.… Read more Picture Books on the History of Libraries, Part 1
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Who’s excited for the weekend? I don’t have any big plans (except trying out a new triple chocolate cookie recipe… Read more Historical Highlights 088
Book Review: Atlas Obscura
If you read my Historical Highlights – the lists of links I post every Friday – you’ll have noticed that… Read more Book Review: Atlas Obscura
San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
When my family visited San Diego in February we stayed at a hotel in Old Town, “the birthplace of California.”… Read more San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
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Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought I’d start this week’s historical highlights with this post, in which the U.S. National… Read more Historical Highlights 080
San Diego Vacation: Sunny Jim Sea Cave
Before my husband suggested that we take a vacation in San Diego, I didn’t know much about it, besides that… Read more San Diego Vacation: Sunny Jim Sea Cave
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Today’s historical highlights post will be a simple list of recommended articles. I hope you find something interesting to read!… Read more Historical Highlights 079
6 Things I Learned in February
Every season Emily P. Freeman hosts a link-up where bloggers share the things they’ve learned over the past weeks and… Read more 6 Things I Learned in February
Favourite Things: February Edition
Welcome to the latest installment of my online gratitude journal. In my house we had one virus or another for… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
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It’s Friday again! I’ve lots of archival and historical news to share, plus some beautiful images. We’ll begin with the… Read more Historical Highlights 075
7 Things I Learned in January
Here are some miscellaneous things I learned during the past month. Enjoy. At the beginning of the year I followed… Read more 7 Things I Learned in January
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Check out these historical highlights! Did you know… …there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible… Read more Historical Highlights 074
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Here are your last historical highlights for 2016! Some articles are short and some are long; they touch on libraries,… Read more Historical Highlights #070