Hereford is an English city of about 50,000 people in the West Midlands, not far from Wales. Construction of its… Read more Who Wants to Visit Hereford Cathedral?
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Did You Know? Mary Queen of Scots’ Ciphers
Recently I was listening to an episode of Strong Sense of Place (actually their spin-off series, The Library of Lost… Read more Did You Know? Mary Queen of Scots’ Ciphers
Favourite Things: August Edition
We started back to school this week. Just like last year, I decided to begin a week before Labour Day… Read more Favourite Things: August Edition
Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about libraries. I’ve been decluttering my house pretty steadily over the… Read more Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library
Interested in Archives? Don’t Miss These 11 Interviews
In 2015-2016 I published a series of eleven interviews with archivists at different institutions across Canada. Today I’m sharing them… Read more Interested in Archives? Don’t Miss These 11 Interviews
7 Things I Learned in September
Barbados is preparing to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state (the last country to do so was Mauritius in… Read more 7 Things I Learned in September
6 Things I Learned in July
It took me a while to come up with this list, but here are six things I learned recently! You… Read more 6 Things I Learned in July
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
I made a list of 20 fiction and 20 non-fiction books to read in 2020. One of my non-fiction picks… Read more The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
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Better late than never… Here are this week’s historical highlights touching on museum news, Canadian history, World War II, and… Read more Historical Highlights 208
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Here are today’s historical highlights, articles about libraries, museums, and various historical topics. Let’s start with my personal favourite. “InterLibrary… Read more Historical Highlights 206
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This week’s historical highlights touch on Christianity, the lunar landing, Chinese plate designs, Jane Austen, horror films, and much more.… Read more Historical Highlights 203
Some Favourite Passages from The Library Book
The Library Book by Susan Orlean investigates the cause of the devastating fire that burned the Los Angeles Public Library… Read more Some Favourite Passages from The Library Book
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I have quite a mix of historical highlights for you this weekend: libraries, paintings, veterans, not to mention ice cream.… Read more Historical Highlights 201