Welcome to the latest installment of my online gratitude journal. In my house we had one virus or another for… Read more Favourite Things: February Edition
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Good morning, everyone! Get ready for an array of links from recent graffiti to ancient diseases. I’ve got a practical… Read more Historical Highlights 078
Mailbox: 10 Facts About Old State House in Boston
Recently my sister-in-law (the one who lives in Philadelphia, in case you were wondering) mailed me some postcards of historical… Read more Mailbox: 10 Facts About Old State House in Boston
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I have a house full of sick people. It’s too bad that we’ve been stuck inside because on Wednesday Calgary broke… Read more Historical Highlights 077
Memorial Park Library: Calgary’s Carnegie Library
If you’re a fan of public libraries, you’ve probably heard of Andrew Carnegie. A Scottish-American businessman who believed that the… Read more Memorial Park Library: Calgary’s Carnegie Library
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Your historical highlights are late this weekend because we were on vacation in San Diego from Monday to Friday. We… Read more Historical Highlights 076
Quiz: Words Lately Learned 7
This is the seventh installment of “Words Lately Learned,” where I see if I can fool you with false definitions… Read more Quiz: Words Lately Learned 7
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It’s Friday again! I’ve lots of archival and historical news to share, plus some beautiful images. We’ll begin with the… Read more Historical Highlights 075
7 Things I Learned in January
Here are some miscellaneous things I learned during the past month. Enjoy. At the beginning of the year I followed… Read more 7 Things I Learned in January
Favourite Things: January Edition
I mentioned in my email newsletter, The Mouse & Pencil (click here if you’d like to subscribe), that January has… Read more Favourite Things: January Edition
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Check out these historical highlights! Did you know… …there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible… Read more Historical Highlights 074
The Origins of Birthday Candles
Since it’s my little sister’s birthday today, I thought I’d write a short post on the history of birthday candles.… Read more The Origins of Birthday Candles
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For this week’s historical highlights, I’ve found three articles that deal with contemporary issues as they answer the following questions:… Read more Historical Highlights 073