Hello, all! I blinked, and suddenly it's nearly February. It's scary how time flies. (Or flees from my grasp ( Read more... )

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Hello, all! I just wanted to let everyone know that I have started a new history research shenanigans blog.

What was the impetus for this? Mainly because I wanted a dedicated space for historical research that I could show my classmates and teachers. I will continue to update this one - it has a special place in my heart - but it will mainly be a ( Read more... )

My new favourite short film, courtesy of an awesome blog post, The 10 Best Films of the 1890s: 

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“The X-Ray Fiend” (1897)
X-rays were discovered in 1895, and became a source of public fascination in editorial cartoons and scientific exhibitions. (Scientific American ran an article in 1896 inviting people to make their X-rays at home with a simple ( Read more... )

I had a thought last night, after that long post... what if I frame my thesis research like I'm preparing to write a novel on the subject? Imagining what people went through as early tourists to Western Canada... I could use it as the basis for a novel of self-discovery. I could even in theory try to write short fictional scenes based on the things ( Read more... )

Okay, after trying to work out what's causing me stress (and regrets) on paper on a blank white screen a few minutes ago, I need to remind myself about why I'm putting myself through this stress: namely, that museums are awesome places, particularly their back rooms. Here are some neat things I spotted behind the scenes at the Science and ( Read more... )

I'm trying to get my thoughts down on paper... and give myself a pep talk at the same time...

So lately, I have been having a super fun time going on field trips: behind the scenes tours of museums for class credit, guys! I love my program! However, in addition to my classwork (especially readings but also research proposals) and TA duties (these ( Read more... )

My boss just sent me a few photographs he took yesterday of me in costume. One of them is this shot of me driving the 1929 REO, a luxury car that cost four times as much as the 1928 Ford Model A: $1600 new in a time when the average man was making less than $2 a day. It's really roomy; I actually need to have a cushion to brace my back against or I ( Read more... )

Okay, guys, so this is what I did at work today:

-Spent the morning in Mellon Farm, which is considered an "A" location at Fort Edmonton Park: AKA there should (in theory) be someone in there most of the time. I spent my morning talking with people (of course) and practicing the flute. I actually picked up my flute for the first time in five years ( Read more... )

So there is this amazing German-Canadian man who comes to the park pretty much every week - and has been doing so since the early 1980s. He knows his photography. Occasionally he sends me spectacular pictures. Here are a few: 
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