During our visit to Madisonville, I finally had the opportunity to discuss my grandfather’s service during World War II with my grandmother as well as venture into the large chest in a guest closet. The chest held photos in addition to documents my grandfather brought back from overseas. We even found his discharge papers. I [...]
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
August 18, 2010
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An Anniversary Worth Celebrating and Reflecting Upon, Mad Men Style.
By Jen Dean in Culture, History, Mad Men, TelevisionFor those of you that visited Google.com today you may be aware that today is the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, that moment in history where women were guaranteed the right to vote.
July 18, 2010
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Empire of Liberty
By Jason W. Dean in Books, History, ReadingI just wrapped up the second of three Oxford History of the United States titles I am trying to finish by the end of the summer: Empire of Liberty. This book was great, and gave me a good base of knowledge about a period in American history about which I was less than familiar. It [...]
June 30, 2010
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Library of Congress Thoughts
By Jason W. Dean in History, Librarianship, Library, Library HistoryJen and I are back from ALA, and I have a lot to share. I am working on compiling my thoughts about the conference itself, but in the meantime, I want to share with you a thought/idea I had this morning while reading a bit.As you might have guessed, Jen and I visited the Library [...]
June 21, 2010
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Summer Reading
By Jason W. Dean in Books, History, ReadingIt’s Monday night, and that means Jen is volunteering at Cook’s Hospital. I look froward to her return and sharing an evening with her, but for now, I want to tell you about my summer reading plan, reader. I think most people try and read very light fare in the summertime, on vacations and visits [...]
