Cooking Up History: A Turkey Time of Year
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Turkey trots, turkey carving and more references to the Thanksgiving bird in the Library's collections.
Posted in: Cooking, Holidays & Celebrations
Category: Cooking
Crafting from the Collections: Ideas for the Thanksgiving Table
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Cooking Up History: Lemonade
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Lemonade recipes with a side of history from the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Grilling Up History: Primary Sources and Hot Dogs
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this summer-themed post, a former Teaching with Primary Sources intern at the Young Readers Center presents some historical primary sources related to hot dogs.
Posted in: Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized
Eggsploring the Collections
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Egg-related resources to celebrate spring, including classic children's stories and traditional egg-dyeing techniques represented in the Library's collections.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Uncategorized
Cooking Up History: Holiday Baking with a Retro Twist
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Holiday baking ideas from the pages of the Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection, a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Cranberry Sauce, with a Side of Social History
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
A short history of cranberries through the collections of the Library, in honor of Thanksgiving.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations, Native American History, Uncategorized
Cooking Up History: Homemade Halloween
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Halloween recipes and activity suggestions from the past via the Library's newspaper archive, Chronicling America. The Chronicling America historic newspapers online collection is a product of the National Digital Newspaper Program and jointly sponsored by the Library and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids, Holidays & Celebrations
Cooking Up History
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
This post explores early 20th century recipes and advice for parents in a cookbook available via the Library's website.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, Uncategorized