Over the long weekend of August 12th to 15th Courtney Shaw, Senior Reference Librarian for the Vertebrate Zoology Libraries (top), went to Sante Fe, NM. The purpose of this quick more »
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Summer might be coming to a close but (hopefully!) that also means a little cooler weather—perfect to relax outside on a hammock.
J. Bolgiano & Son, Bolgiano's 100 Years (1918), Baltimore, MD, United States. Today is Uncle Sam's Birthday. His origins are connected to the War of 1812 (much earlier than I more »
On August 6, we opened up a package in our mail, and we found the original letter from 1994, along with a copy of the book! The book is a guide to the “Strange Gods, Strange Altars” exhibit at the Marie Laveau’s House of Voodoo museum.
James Vick Seedsman, Compliments of the Season (1891), Rochester, NY, United States. The popolar nursery rhyme/song, Mary Had A Little Lamb was published in 1830, but not originally written in more »
The fascinating art of paper engineering is the focus of a new exhibit that is on display in the Libraries’ gallery at the National Museum of American History, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop, and Turn.
For some, the new school year has already begun. For others, it will soon be here.
Textile Novelties, a trade catalog by J. B. Patterson & Co., gives us a look into 1892 and the styles of school bags over one hundred years ago . . .