Comments for Past is Present http://pastispresent.org the past is our present to you from the American Antiquarian Society Mon, 14 May 2012 13:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationPastIsPresent.org is an online forum for discovery, discussion and diversion based on the collections and programs of the American Antiquarian Society. Comment on Talk about AAS Bicentennial History by A View at the Bicentennial « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2012/news/talk-about-aas-bicentennial-history/comment-page-1/#comment-5412 A View at the Bicentennial « Past is Present Mon, 14 May 2012 13:15:11 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=11693#comment-5412 [...] American Antiquarian Society, 1812-2012: A Bicentennial History by Philip F. Gura [see blog post here]. To supplement this text, the Society decided to make available – in color and high-resolution [...] [...] American Antiquarian Society, 1812-2012: A Bicentennial History by Philip F. Gura [see blog post here]. To supplement this text, the Society decided to make available – in color and high-resolution [...]

]]> Comment on Paper Rituals by My Web AAS « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2011/aas-glossary/paper-rituals/comment-page-1/#comment-5380 My Web AAS « Past is Present Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:25:31 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=2943#comment-5380 [...] ever get nostalgic for the old system, you can check out a previous Past is Present post on “Paper Rituals” that contains images of the call slips. But we hope the convenience of our new system will [...] [...] ever get nostalgic for the old system, you can check out a previous Past is Present post on “Paper Rituals” that contains images of the call slips. But we hope the convenience of our new system will [...]

]]> Comment on National Award and Standing Ovation for AAS’s Philip Lampi by Bob Fitzgerald. http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/national-award-and-standing-ovation-for-aass-philip-lampi/comment-page-1/#comment-5376 Bob Fitzgerald. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:06:35 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=11082#comment-5376 Phil, Congratulations. You deserve all that you have achieved. I am one who knows how tough it was for you. Stetson is very proud of you. I am amazed at your accomplishments. Phil,
Congratulations. You deserve all that you have achieved. I am one who knows how tough it was for you.
Stetson is very proud of you. I am amazed at your accomplishments.

]]> Comment on Watch Papers at the American Antiquarian Society by Jackie http://pastispresent.org/2011/good-sources/watch-papers-at-the-american-antiquarian-society/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 Jackie Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:03:29 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=9669#comment-5286 Hi Stephen! We are so pleased that you are excited about the resource! We are still working on the inventory and aiming for the Summer. There will be a nice blog post announcing it when its ready - so stay tuned! Hi Stephen! We are so pleased that you are excited about the resource! We are still working on the inventory and aiming for the Summer. There will be a nice blog post announcing it when its ready – so stay tuned!

]]> Comment on Watch Papers at the American Antiquarian Society by stephen manheimer http://pastispresent.org/2011/good-sources/watch-papers-at-the-american-antiquarian-society/comment-page-1/#comment-5283 stephen manheimer Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:53:31 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=9669#comment-5283 when will the papers be on line ??? thanks when will the papers be on line ??? thanks

]]> Comment on Watch Papers at the American Antiquarian Society by stephen manheimer http://pastispresent.org/2011/good-sources/watch-papers-at-the-american-antiquarian-society/comment-page-1/#comment-5282 stephen manheimer Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:52:15 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=9669#comment-5282 when will the papers be visable ? thanks when will the papers be visable ? thanks

]]> Comment on A return to historic cooking, manuscript style by Kristie Downie http://pastispresent.org/2012/cookery/a-return-to-historic-cooking-manuscript-style/comment-page-1/#comment-5237 Kristie Downie Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:22:29 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=10756#comment-5237 I think I'll try baking this! It would be fun to make a "historic" cake. Thanks :) I think I’ll try baking this! It would be fun to make a “historic” cake. Thanks :)

]]> Comment on Adopt-a-Book Update / Thank You Note by City Mouse and Country Mouse « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2011/news/adopt-a-book-update-thank-you-note/comment-page-1/#comment-5182 City Mouse and Country Mouse « Past is Present Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:01:59 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=8315#comment-5182 [...] AAS’s annual Adopt-A-Book event right around the corner (read about last year’s event here), I thought I’d share another collection that will be up for adoption in [...] [...] AAS’s annual Adopt-A-Book event right around the corner (read about last year’s event here), I thought I’d share another collection that will be up for adoption in [...]

]]> Comment on A modern day Isaiah Thomas? by A Modern Day Isaiah Thomas for the Classroom « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/a-modern-day-isaiah-thomas/comment-page-1/#comment-5177 A Modern Day Isaiah Thomas for the Classroom « Past is Present Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:01:59 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=11322#comment-5177 [...] Note: This post is one of a series of posts on Isaiah Thomas. An earlier post described the founder of The Internet Archive as a modern-day Isaiah Thomas. Stay tuned for an [...] [...] Note: This post is one of a series of posts on Isaiah Thomas. An earlier post described the founder of The Internet Archive as a modern-day Isaiah Thomas. Stay tuned for an [...]

]]> Comment on What (some) cataloguers do on vacation… by Brook Walker http://pastispresent.org/2010/good-sources/what-some-cataloguers-do-on-vacation%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Brook Walker Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:25:07 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=4035#comment-5172 Hi Christine Thanks for your posting. I'm a descendent of John Loader, son of Amy and James Loader. This is such a fun family line, so many touching stories and photos. I visited with Drusilla and scanned in a lot of her stuff- if your interested. Brook Walker Hi Christine
Thanks for your posting. I’m a descendent of John Loader, son of Amy and James Loader. This is such a fun family line, so many touching stories and photos. I visited with Drusilla and scanned in a lot of her stuff- if your interested.

Brook Walker

]]> Comment on Growing, Growing, Gone by Elizabeth Watts Pope http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/growing-growing-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-5157 Elizabeth Watts Pope Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:13:37 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=9597#comment-5157 It has been edited. It has been edited.

]]> Comment on Growing, Growing, Gone by Ashley http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/growing-growing-gone/comment-page-1/#comment-5150 Ashley Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:16:06 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=9597#comment-5150 Oops! The solution to the acrostic should read: The first letter of every other line starting with the first line spells out John Hayes, the Baltimore printer of Buds of Beauty. The first letter of every other line starting with the second line spells out Lion's Head, which was painted on Hayes's window. Oops! The solution to the acrostic should read:

The first letter of every other line starting with the first line spells out John Hayes, the Baltimore printer of Buds of Beauty. The first letter of every other line starting with the second line spells out Lion’s Head, which was painted on Hayes’s window.

]]> Comment on Solution to Riddle by Growing, Growing, Gone « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/archives/solution-to-riddle/comment-page-1/#comment-5147 Growing, Growing, Gone « Past is Present Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:29:12 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/#comment-5147 [...] (Click here for the solution to the double acrostic.) [...] [...] (Click here for the solution to the double acrostic.) [...]

]]> Comment on It’s all in the timing by Thomas kinnicutt | Afeservicesint http://pastispresent.org/2009/good-sources/its-all-in-the-timing/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 Thomas kinnicutt | Afeservicesint Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:28:29 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=1852#comment-5144 [...] It’s all in the timing « Past is PresentNov 18, 2009 … In the April 1854 AAS Proceedings, council member Thomas Kinnicutt remembered him warmly as, “social in his habits, genial in his … [...] [...] It’s all in the timing « Past is PresentNov 18, 2009 … In the April 1854 AAS Proceedings, council member Thomas Kinnicutt remembered him warmly as, “social in his habits, genial in his … [...]

]]> Comment on Bibliothanatography by 20 Minutes | Typewriters Ball http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/bibliothanatography/comment-page-1/#comment-5126 20 Minutes | Typewriters Ball Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:54:38 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=11173#comment-5126 [...] Cataldo’s entry on Bibliothanatography over at the AAS blog got me interested in the journal Studies in Bibliography, specifically the [...] [...] Cataldo’s entry on Bibliothanatography over at the AAS blog got me interested in the journal Studies in Bibliography, specifically the [...]

]]> Comment on Adopt-a-Book Update / Thank You Note by Some things never change « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2011/news/adopt-a-book-update-thank-you-note/comment-page-1/#comment-5116 Some things never change « Past is Present Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:11:54 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=8315#comment-5116 [...] AAS’s annual Adopt-A-Book event on April 3, 2012.  [You can read about last year's event here.]  More information about this year’s event, as well as other items up for adoption, will be [...] [...] AAS’s annual Adopt-A-Book event on April 3, 2012.  [You can read about last year's event here.]  More information about this year’s event, as well as other items up for adoption, will be [...]

]]> Comment on “Mother of the Valentine”: Esther Howland, Worcester, and the American Valentine Industry by On the Radio: “The Mother of the Valentine” « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2011/good-sources/%e2%80%9cmother-of-the-valentine%e2%80%9d-esther-howland-worcester-and-the-american-valentine-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-5108 On the Radio: “The Mother of the Valentine” « Past is Present Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:52:35 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=6573#comment-5108 [...] learn more, you can also read the earlier post on Past is Present or check out the AAS online exhibition “Making [...] [...] learn more, you can also read the earlier post on Past is Present or check out the AAS online exhibition “Making [...]

]]> Comment on “Mother of the Valentine”: Esther Howland, Worcester, and the American Valentine Industry by Esther Howland on WBUR | Worcester http://pastispresent.org/2011/good-sources/%e2%80%9cmother-of-the-valentine%e2%80%9d-esther-howland-worcester-and-the-american-valentine-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 Esther Howland on WBUR | Worcester Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:03:20 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=6573#comment-5107 [...] on Esther Howland, mother of the valentine, including a slideshow of her valentines that are now in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. ← WPI, Clark good for [...] [...] on Esther Howland, mother of the valentine, including a slideshow of her valentines that are now in the collection of the American Antiquarian Society. This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. ← WPI, Clark good for [...]

]]> Comment on A return to historic cooking, manuscript style by Cooking the Old Colony Cake « Past is Present http://pastispresent.org/2012/cookery/a-return-to-historic-cooking-manuscript-style/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Cooking the Old Colony Cake « Past is Present Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:38:23 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=10756#comment-5106 [...] the Old Colony Cake didn’t turn out too bad!  While the ingredients were identical to traditional cake recipes, the [...] [...] the Old Colony Cake didn’t turn out too bad!  While the ingredients were identical to traditional cake recipes, the [...]

]]> Comment on Piling On! Football in the archive by Weekend Reading « AC 2nd http://pastispresent.org/2012/good-sources/piling-on-football-in-the-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 Weekend Reading « AC 2nd Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:33:50 +0000 http://pastispresent.org/?p=10858#comment-5104 [...] The American Antiquarian Society presents an illustrated history of football in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (H/T John [...] [...] The American Antiquarian Society presents an illustrated history of football in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (H/T John [...]

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