Historical Highlights #035

Posted on April 29, 2016April 28, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Happy Friday! This week’s historical highlights cover bookstores, libraries, archives, art, music, architecture, refugee camps, currency, and eugenics. I hope… Read more Historical Highlights #035

Historical Highlights #033

Posted on April 15, 2016April 20, 2016 by M.E. Bond

For this week’s historical highlights, I’ve collected some interesting articles about libraries and archives and also links to fascinating pictures… Read more Historical Highlights #033

Historical Highlights #032

Posted on April 8, 2016April 7, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Here are this week’s historical highlights: library news, another Shakespeare exhibition, a possible Viking site in Newfoundland, and life lessons… Read more Historical Highlights #032

Historical Highlights #031

Posted on April 1, 2016March 31, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Here are your historical highlights for another week! To start off is another story of a serendipitous discovery in an… Read more Historical Highlights #031

Favourite Things: March Edition

Posted on March 28, 2016March 26, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Whenever I review the previous month, it looks so busy and fun! I can’t pretend that I’m brimming with cheerfulness… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition

Historical Highlights #029

Posted on March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 by M.E. Bond

This week I have articles on archaeology, museum exhibits, makerspaces, and a first-person account of the sinking of the Lusitania.… Read more Historical Highlights #029

Historical Highlights #027

Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Bob Dylan’s archives, a little-known internment camp in Alaska, invisible ink, the chemistry of old books… read on for this… Read more Historical Highlights #027

Historical Highlights #026

Posted on February 26, 2016February 25, 2016 by M.E. Bond

This week’s historical highlights begin with an interview with Harper Lee (who passed away on February 19 at age 89)… Read more Historical Highlights #026

History of Libraries: Victorian Lending Libraries

Posted on February 15, 2016February 13, 2016 by M.E. Bond

I’ve made an executive decision not to organize my blog series on the history of libraries chronologically. Part 1 focused… Read more History of Libraries: Victorian Lending Libraries

24 Reasons I Love Libraries

Posted on January 11, 2016January 9, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Libraries… how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Libraries are usually free. 2. Sometimes I just want… Read more 24 Reasons I Love Libraries

5 Things I Learned in December

Posted on December 30, 2015December 29, 2015 by M.E. Bond

Today I offer a short post with some interesting facts. Enjoy. Libraries have a very old history. 2. Hippos can’t… Read more 5 Things I Learned in December

History of Libraries, Part 1

Posted on December 9, 2015December 8, 2015 by M.E. Bond

I’ve decided to begin a series about the history of libraries. My first question is, “What is the oldest library… Read more History of Libraries, Part 1

Historical Highlights #008

Posted on October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by M.E. Bond

Here are some history-related finds from around the web: I was excited to come across this short (18-minute) documentary, since… Read more Historical Highlights #008

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