Mostly pointless drivel

Monday, December 1, 2025

1863 Thanksgiving, 2025 edition, and a little Myth Busting

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For years (YEARS) I have been telling museum visitors “sorry, I don’t have recipes to hand out. I can give you the cookbook names but the di...
Sunday, August 2, 2020

The Cost of Research

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This was originally posted in a Facebook group, I felt that it could use some wider exposure. I have tweaked it a bit from the original po...
Friday, January 3, 2020

The First American Knitting Book

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What was the first American knitting book? In which I attempt to resurrect the Long.Dead.Blog Editing to add...sometime after I publis...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

But where can I find Godey's (or Peterson's, or, or,or....)?

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It's a question heard often from newer researches trying to learn about and get acquainted with period sources. Someone will suggest loo...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Border for the Above

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Or Part two of " Laurel Leaves of the Wooly Sort " In "Laurel Leaves of the Wooly Sort" I looked at translating fin...
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I’m Beth Chamberlain, a lover of libraries and history since I was a wee girl it would come as no surprise to anyone who knew me growing up that I am now a librarian ‘by day’ and a historian ‘by night’ (or, more likely weekend). Most of my research deals with the mid-19th century and largely with subjects considered to be of the women’s realm – cooking, sewing, knitting, fashion, and household management, with a broad view though as I am not just interested in what dress a lady made with her fabric but also how the fabric was produced and sold. I also have a particular interest in the knitting publications of the era.
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