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My History Fix

the Fun Side of History!

BLOGS I FOLLOW

The Library would not be complete without a list of my regular online reading.  They aren’t all history-related, and they aren’t necessarily blogs, but they certainly inspire me and educate me, and often pique my curiosity.

A Blog About History

Antique Home & Style

Apartment Therapy

Brain Pickings

Chris Guillebeau

Circa. Where Old Houses Come to Play.

CultureGrrl

Curbed Detroit

Daily Worth

Danielle LaPorte

Design Seeds

Detroit Historical Society

Docomomo

Food Babe

The GAR Building Detroit

Hauspanther

The Henry Ford

Historic Boston Inc.

Historic New England

Kate Northrup

Maggie Whitely Designs

Marie Forleo

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Retro Renovation

Retronaut

Young House Love

 

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME…Zzzzzz…

Are you like me? Every time we “spring forward” or “fall back” I have trouble adjusting! Even when I get an extra hour of sleep, I end up asking “why do we do this to ourselves?!” After recently … [Read More...]

Downton cast

FAREWELL, DOWNTON ABBEY

It’s official. I’m a complete sap. I cried like a baby at the close of the final episode of Downton Abbey. How is it we can become so attached to a TV show? I can barely fathom next January rolling … [Read More...]

MAUVE: THE COLOR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

This story will prove the old saying “one thing leads to another” to be true…you never know where life will take you or what kind of impact one person or event can have! I am willing to bet … [Read More...]

Madam C.J. Walker, Ida Tarbull, Maria Mitchell

WOMEN WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE

In honor of March being Women’s History Month, I want to share the stories of three fascinating female ground-breakers… MADAM C.J. WALKER (1867-1919) ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAIL BLAZER Being a self-made … [Read More...]

Market Square, Newburyport MA

NEWBURYPORT, MA

One thing I love about New England is there are so many great places to visit, so close together!  I chose well when I picked Boston as my home base; not only is it drenched in American history … [Read More...]

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