Hello, friends! I’ve got some interesting articles to share today on topics spanning the centuries from the Middle Ages to… Read more Historical Highlights #063
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Poetry in Context: “Anthem for Doomed Youth”
Last year for Remembrance Day I posted a review of three picture books. This year I’m taking a look at… Read more Poetry in Context: “Anthem for Doomed Youth”
Historical Highlights #060
Today’s historical highlights include articles relating to World Wars I and II, as well as museum and website news. As… Read more Historical Highlights #060
Historical Highlights #057
Good morning. I have just a few links for you this weekend. Historical highlights touch on a map of Detroit,… Read more Historical Highlights #057
Historical Highlights #056
Historical highlights for the first week of fall coming right up! Read about broadside ballads, textiles, art criticism, real estate,… Read more Historical Highlights #056
Historical Highlights #054
This week’s historical highlights feature Shakespeare events, World War II communications, Ancient Egyptian fossil collections, the first British newspaper in… Read more Historical Highlights #054
Historical Highlights #053
Good morning, readers. I think you’ll enjoy these historical highlights that touch on education, geology, archaeology, statistics, language… and toilets.… Read more Historical Highlights #053
11 Things I Learned in August
I always enjoy compiling a list of things I’ve learned each month. (Thank you, Emily P. Freeman, for the idea!)… Read more 11 Things I Learned in August
Historical Highlights #052
Here are your historical highlights for the week. Enjoy. In this interview Leslie Johnston, the director of development and tool… Read more Historical Highlights #052
German POWs in North America
Earlier this year I watched the movie The Magic of Ordinary Days, which tells the story of an arranged marriage… Read more German POWs in North America
Historical Highlights #050
For this week’s historical highlights I have five links to share. “America Almost Lost the San Juan Islands Over a… Read more Historical Highlights #050
The Society for Creative Anachronism
Today I’m excited to share a guest post from an old friend, who graciously agreed to write about one of… Read more The Society for Creative Anachronism
Historical Highlights #049
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