Historical Highlights 094

Better late than never, I suppose… Here are your historical highlights for the weekend (lots of library articles this time).

Breaking news! “Archaeologists in N. Iceland discover Viking age chief buried in ship with his sword and dog” (Learn more about Vikings here.)

“Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Unveils New Interactive Tour”

“Illustrated Manuscript Ship’s Log Sails to Success”

“Recap of International Symposium on Beatrix Potter”

“Art history comes to life”

Credit: Alexey Kondakov

“Blair-Caldwell Library in Five Points helps preserve city’s African-American history”

“What Do Students Need In A Campus Library? Just Ask Them.”

“This dustbin man built a huge public library from books other people had thrown away” (Reminds me of these picture books)

“Free Libraries Shaped Like Doctor Who‘s Time-Traveling TARDIS Pop Up in Detroit, Saskatoon, Macon & Other Cities”

“Peek Inside a Tiny House Turned Bookstore That Is Traveling Across France”

Finally, here’s a funny little piece for any punctuation nerds out there.

Happy weekend!

2 thoughts on “Historical Highlights 094

  1. Lori says:

    The Viking discovery is neat, but my favourite historical highlight this week is definitely the Art History Comes to Life. Brilliant idea!

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