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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This black and white photograph of Christmas shoppers from the early 20th century made me think of the modern Black Friday shopping frenzy. But since Black Friday has already been a blog topic, I thought I would use this as an opportunity to re-feature posts from Inside Adams and the other Library blogs, posted in …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Pic of the Week, ST&B Division
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
By all that is sacred in our hopes for the human race, I conjure those who love happiness and truth to give a fair trial to the vegetable system- Percy Bysshe Shelley. When I asked our culinary specialist, Alison Kelly, for advice for a Thanksgiving blog post she eagerly shared with me The Vegetarian Thanksgiving …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In 1378, Richard II issued an ordinance controlling pie prices in London. Even Geoffrey Chaucer mentions pie in the Cook's Tale of his Canterbury Tales
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
A funny picture of a squirrel who looks like he wants to come inside.
Posted in: Business, John Adams Building, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is from science reference librarian Margaret Clifton. She is also the author of Stars in his Eyes and Sun Spots this Summer. She has created the LC Science Tracer Bullet on Time , which will be helpful to those who are interested in horology (art and science of measuring time). Daylight Saving Time (DST) in this country ends this year (2011) …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History