I have not posted to the blog for ages; too many things got in the way, I am afraid. But I am back! On Thursday of this week, we received the most remarkable scrapbook. It was created by a young man … more →
Connecticut Historical Society Librarymanuscripts wrote 1 year ago: I have not posted to the blog for ages; too many things got in the way, I am afraid. But I am back! … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: In 1947, the same year that G. Fox & Co. celebrated its centennial, Beatrice Fox Auerbach was ho … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: Archives are full of surprises and there’s nothing quite like the thrill of finding a hidden g … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: Beatrice Fox Auerbach was born on July 7, 1887, which means today is her 120th birthday! I’ve … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: One of my favorite parts of the G. Fox collection is the Oral History Project that is currently bein … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: In January, I began processing a collection of G. Fox & Co. materials, including both company re … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: As I mentioned several months ago in my special “Happy Birthday, Beatrice” post, Beatric … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: As a store, G. Fox & Co. thrived for well over a century and outlasted all other department stor … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: Thanksgiving is generally a time for reflecting, with a sense of gratefulness, upon the good in life … more →
Cyndi wrote 2 years ago: Ephemeral is not generally a word that comes to mind when thinking about G. Fox & Co.; afterall … more →