Happy New Year! I hope you enjoy these historical highlights, whether they are quick reads or resources to delve into deeper.

I’m excited about this resource I just discovered. “Biography in Sound was an hour-long documentary radio program that was produced and broadcast in the 1950s… Each episode featured multiple guests, who often were peers or friends of the person who was the featured subject. For example, the show on Hemingway features Mickey Spillane, Gary Cooper, Al Capp, Leland Hayward, Marlon Brando, etc.”

This blogger has compiled a list of free online history and genealogy courses. If you’re interested she says she’d love a study buddy!

This week the French government released over 200,000 documents from the World War II Vichy regime.

A short article on the staying power of Anne Shirley.

A Vancouver man recreates iconic buildings in Lego, trying to be “as historically accurate as possible.”

And just for fun… 25 weird things people have found in the walls and floors of their homes. (My favourite might be the Monopoly board painted on a hardwood floor and hidden by carpet.)

Have a lovely weekend.