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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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Black Cat at Copps Hill

BURYING GROUNDS…HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Burying ground. Cemetery. Grave yard. I should find them spooky, but I don’t. In fact I find them peaceful, beautiful…and full of history! Grave markers are actually succinct little packages of … [Read More...]

WONDER WOMAN: ORIGINAL GIRL POWER

“Frankly Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world.” …so declared her creator Dr. William Moulton Marston. That’s right, this … [Read More...]

Dad imparting wisdom

BACK TO SCHOOL: CIRCA 1642

Yes it’s that time again—Labor Day weekend is upon us, and that means that parents everywhere are rejoicing (I see you on Facebook)—depending on where you live your kids have either just started, or … [Read More...]

1920's makeup ads

MAKEUP ADS

Makeup: as old as mankind itself.  It’s been worn by women and men alike, not just for vanity, but for ceremonial and religious purposes too.  It still is in certain cultures. There is … [Read More...]

MY CINEMA FIX: COME SEPTEMBER

Old movies.  I love them.  Yes, I enjoy the stories like most people, but I have to admit…I have an ulterior motive for watching them. I get a History Fix. How?  Pieces set in the “present” … [Read More...]

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