Do you remember the poem Marianne recites in Sense and Sensibility? “Let me not to the marriage of true minds… Read more Manuscript of Repurposed Shakespearean Sonnet Discovered
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2023 Gift Guide: 10 Gift Ideas for History Buffs
For your holiday shopping I’ve found ten history-related items that weren’t included in my previous gift guides. I hope you… Read more 2023 Gift Guide: 10 Gift Ideas for History Buffs
Favourite Things: April Edition
I have a lots of things I’m excited to share with you today, especially some humorous recommendations. Read It took… Read more Favourite Things: April Edition
7 Things I Learned in February
The finches I’ve seen at our feeder are house finches not purple finches (they have streaky bellies and only part… Read more 7 Things I Learned in February
Poetry in Context: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 2
The British Library website is a good place view material related to Shakespeare. Besides plays he wrote 154 sonnets and… Read more Poetry in Context: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 2
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I’ve collected a few historical highlights for your weekend reading — art, photography, economics, literature, women’s history, and libraries are… Read more Historical Highlights 189
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Here are this week’s historical highlights — articles and blog posts about history, archives, libraries, and museums from around the… Read more Historical Highlights 161
Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
Did you read historical fiction as a child? I didn’t have any ambition to become a historian or archivist, but… Read more Favourite Historical Fiction of My Childhood
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Happy Groundhog Day! Here’s a Canadian story about the removal of a historical statue. A massive new project “will combine… Read more Historical Highlights 127
7 Things I Learned in November
Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman as she shares what she’s learned over the past season. Without further… Read more 7 Things I Learned in November
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As I collected historical highlights to share with you I noticed that my list is particularly geographically diverse this weekend.… Read more Historical Highlights 112
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Happy Friday, people! Here are some links to historical highlights for your weekend reading/viewing. (My favourite is the article about… Read more Historical Highlights 099
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First up, I have a guest post published today on the Writability blog! It’s called “What Reading Picture Books Can… Read more Historical Highlights 090