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Discovery of Medieval Inscribed Stone in Wales
“Whilst enjoying a bank holiday stroll, Royal Commission staff member Nikki Vousden and Dr Roderick Bale (archaeologist at University of Wales TSD Lampeter) came across a long-lost medieval insc… more →
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Counterculture: I Ain't No Burger!
wrote 15 hours ago: In what appears to be a cultural phenomenon that preaches exactly opposite what the Gangnam Style re … more →
Except For the Dead, Who Uses Them Anymore Anyway?
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PRAYER FEATHERS / Daily Painting #1,967
wrote 1 day ago: Canon PowerShot SX 260HS / PhotoForge2 / Photo Toaster Click here to see today’s painting. NOTE! I h … more →
Discovery of Medieval Inscribed Stone in Wales
wrote 4 days ago: “Whilst enjoying a bank holiday stroll, Royal Commission staff member Nikki Vousden and Dr Rod … more →
Excavation of Burial at Clare Castle
wrote 1 week ago: “Human remains have been found during an archaeological dig in Clare Castle Country Park, reve … more →
What Your American Girl Doll Says About the Rest of Your Life
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wrote 1 week ago: No matter what you may or may not think of the American Girls Dolls they have always helped little g … more →
The Lives of Ordinary Folks
wrote 1 week ago: Judith with her camera.Sometimes during my archival or appraisal work, I stumble on something which … more →
Two Portrayals of Soccer Fandom
wrote 1 week ago: I am currently reading John King’s 1996 novel The Football Factory about soccer fan culture and its … more →
Covering the ground in early modern London: object biographies at LAARC
wrote 1 week ago: This late sixteenth-/ early seventeenth-century floor tile with a picture of a grasshopper on it was … more →
The 48k ZX Spectrum: Material culture and early home computer game history in Britain
wrote 1 week ago: The 48k ZX Spectrum: Material culture and early home computer game history in Britain This paper foc … more →
East India Company at Home Mid-Project Conference, 31st May - 1st June 2013.
wrote 1 week ago: Since the East India Company at Home Project started in September 2011, there has been a buzz surrou … more →
Excavation of 18th Century Fort Richmond
wrote 1 week ago: “Right near the banks of the Kennebec River, on Front Street in Richmond, more than a dozen pe … more →
CfP: 'Devouring: Food, Drink and the Written Word, 1800-1945' Warwick
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wrote 1 week ago: CALL FOR PAPERS Devouring: Food, Drink and the Written Word, 1800-1945 Saturday 8th March 2014, Univ … more →
Books Acquired Recently: Mostly Mennonite/Mostly Canadian Edition
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been thinking and writing about Mennonite literature a lot lately, and this latest round … more →
The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case (Professor Smith)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Lewis Carroll, Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case, Wikipedia Commons, 6 July 2007. Web. 2 June 2013. Crea … more →
CSI: NL, Blue Star Labels
wrote 3 weeks ago: Blue Star is perhaps the most iconic of all Newfoundland beers. Still atop the top selling beer list … more →
Leeds 2012 Report 1
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I have to say that I wonder exactly what the point of writing up blog on the International Medieval … more →
Random Friday Thoughts
wrote 3 weeks ago: I taught my final class of the school year on Wednesday, and for the past two days have just been re … more →
Making Connections through Collections
wrote 3 weeks ago: I like writing (given the time), and sticking pictures in the text makes it all seem aesthetically p … more →
