Good morning, blog readers. This weekend your historical highlights cover everything from animal mummies to Martin Luther King Jr’s most famous speech. I’ve also mentioned some new documentaries and museum exhibits that sound intriguing. Enjoy.
Learn how the U.K. National Archives is digitising 1,000 years of history.
Read about a documentary on the New York Public Library, a documentary about cinematic treasures that ended up in rural Iowa, and a new book about women codebreakers of World War II.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is a global brand.” But don’t forget about the other women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries.
How do you like the name of this exhibit about Dr. Samuel Johnson? Collecting Johnson: Attracted by rarity, seduced by example, and inflamed by competition
And here’s an article about an ongoing exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum on animal mummies in Ancient Egypt.
Apparently, Paris’s (now endangered) bouquinistes have a fascinating history.
An underwater ghost town in Alberta?!
“Historically significant” find: discovery of a ship wrecked in Lake Huron in 1924
Also found recently: the first ship sunk in World War II
Another discovery: part of Hadrian’s Wall uncovered in Newcastle
A national memorial to victims of lynching is expected to open in Montgomery, Alabama in 2018.
Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech: how he improvised and how his words have been taken out of context.
Finally, here’s a handful of other articles that might interest you:
- “What a Forgotten Kids’ Book Reveals About U.S. Publishing”
- “US museum to hand over skull of Australian soldier”
- “A Rare Collection of Bronze Age Chinese Bells Tells a Story of Ancient Innovation”