Monthly Archives: May 2017
HISTORIC ENTERTAINMENT: CHAUTAUQUAS
Before Netflix…before television…even before radio, there was…Chautauqua! Pronounced ‘Shuh-TAW-Kwa’, these popular tent shows made the rounds of rural communities in both the U.S.A. and Canada, giving people without access to big city entertainment a taste of culture. The first Chautauqua was a religious (Mennonite) summer retreat held on Lake Chautauqua in New York in 1874, […]
HISTORIC FASHION: WOMEN’S TROUSERS
On May 28th, 1923, the U.S. Attorney General, Harry M. Daugherty, said it was all right for women to wear trousers. Even in public!
BLOG GUEST NOTIFICATION: THE ECLECTIC WRITER
I’m the guest author on the Eclectic Writer today. https://wwweclecticwriter.blogspot.com/2017/05/saturdays-blurbs-featuring-books-by_20.html
HISTORY-THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTIES: VICTORIAN TIMES
Since this is Queen Victoria’s birth month (May 24th, 1819), a Victorian birthday party might find favour with kids born in this month. (Or even ones who just like Victorian Times.) COSTUMES For costume ideas, visit: http://www.ehow.com/list_6303335_ideas-homemade-victorian-costumes.html DECORATIONS & OTHER PARTY ITEMS Having small children grub up real linen tablecloths and napkins might not appeal, […]
HISTORIC HOW-TO: HOW TO IDENTIFY VALUABLE ANTIQUE BOOKS
For those interested in old books – and I mean really old books. https://antiques.lovetoknow.com/How_to_Identify_a_Rare_Book https://www.regencyantiquebooks.com/blog/value-of-old-books/ https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/10-things-that-make-books-valuable
HAPPY MAY DAY 2017
The above photo shows members of the Society of Creative Anachronism doing a maypole dance at the An Tir Crown Tourney, year of our Lord 1982. I belonged to that organization back then, but am not among the revellers. Something about me mixing everyone else up…