Latest Post: August 22, 2019
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The new "babies" just arrived, they are beautiful and they are on their way to the D23 Expo. See you all in a few days on the Ryman Arts / Hyperion Historical Alliance booth!
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Latest Post: August 22, 2019
Intact Tang Dynasty tomb found under playground
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A beautifully decorated intact tomb from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) has been discovered in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, Northern China. The site, formerly the playground of Xiaojingyu Primary School, is being redeveloped into a new sports field. At 8AM on August 16th, one of the...
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History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the...
Latest Post: August 21, 2019
Visit Newport in the Summer of 1769, 24 Aug.
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On Saturday, 24 August, the Newport Historical Society will host a living-history exploration of “Life During the Burning of H.M.S. Liberty .” This is the society’s Sixth Annual Living History Event, and its presentations bring in top-notch reenactors from all over New England to explore different...
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Pamela Toler
Latest Post: August 20, 2019
From Kenyan Coffee to a Search for Kikuyu Women Warriors
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As those of you who follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram know, one of the delights of my week in the summer is my Thursday morning trip to the farmers’ market. I chat with the vendors about the plums or the tomatoes or the asparagus, I load up on veggies for the coming week,…
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Latest Post: August 20, 2019
On the Tavern Trail
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I remain obsessed with colonial taverns, an obsession that stems from 1) the fact that Salem has several establishments called “taverns” which are not really taverns; 2) the loss of one spectacular tavern and “denaturing” of another on one of Salem’s most venerable and now saddest streets, and 3)...
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"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." Winston...
Latest Post: August 12, 2019
It’s a Mystery: Bring Me Back, by B.A. Paris
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My rating: 3 of 5 stars For twelve years, Finn has endured widespread suspicions that he murdered his girlfriend Layla, who disappeared without a trace while the were vacationing in France. In the dearth of evidence about how and why that happened, no charges were ever brought, and Finn...
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