Culture… Personal Day History Playlist 25 Jan 201925 Jan 2019 Took a personal day today and ended up You Tubing way more than I should have. Here are some of the fun, history-themed spots I watched. Getting dressed in the…
Books… My Transcendental Summer, Part 1 13 Jun 201623 May 2020 God, I love the Transcendentalists. Or at least I love reading about them. The key word there is about, since with the exception of Thoreau's Walden, I find it tough going…
Culture… Playlists from the Past: Check out the National Jukebox! 16 Jul 201516 Jul 2015 The Library of Congress' National Jukebox preserves historical recordings and serves them up to the public over the web free of charge. Their 10,000 recordings from the Victor label made…
Culture… Gloves Off: Vintage baseball offers a look at the past of the great American past time 15 Jul 201516 Jul 2015 "And it's ONE! TWO! THREE! strikes you're out"...or maybe not. Turns out that a strike wasn't always a strike, as we know it. Catchers wore scarlet. Uniforms included a tie and…
Culture… Madison Early Music Festival 2015: Because who doesn’t like a medieval Balkan dance party? 15 Jul 201515 Jul 2015 The 2015 Madison Early Music Festival is in full swing now at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Free lectures and events, concerts at a cost and music such as most…
Art… Dancing in the Sheets: Multi-Layered Art of Old Sheet Music 27 Feb 2015 About a century ago the American composer John Phillip Sousa lashed out against a disturbing new technological phenomenon that was invading the American home: the Phonograph. "The time is coming…
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