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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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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...]

NEW YEAR’S IN NYC…BACK IN THE DAY

What did New Yorkers do to celebrate the New Year before there was a ball to drop? According to the January 1916 edition of The Lotus Magazine, they “went calling” on New Year’s Day. Practiced from … [Read More...]

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WALLPAPER: SIGN OF THE TIMES

I have mixed feelings about wallpaper, let’s call it a love-hate relationship. Wallpaper can make a lovely design statement…or it can induce vertigo. Apply with care. It also offers a special … [Read More...]

CHRISTMAS PAST

There’s nothing like a voice from the past, so different from the way we speak today, and when that voice talks of Christmas, well, it’s just that much more charming! (And wordy, but that’s part of … [Read More...]

OBJECTS OF DESIRE

Many years ago I discovered the book Objects of Desire: The Lives of Antiques and Those Who Pursue Them, by Thatcher Freund. It’s a favorite of mine, as it not only delves into the history of objects, … [Read More...]

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