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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is by 2012 Junior Fellow Brian Horowitz of the University of Maryland, College Park. The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) is both the Maryland state reptile and the official mascot of the University of Maryland (UMD). The bronze statue of Testudo, a gift from the class of 1933, sits with pride on the campus at College …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
With summer winding down and our interns returning to school, we are featuring a Five Questions post with intern Shayela Hassan. Shayela’s assignment in our division gave her the opportunity to immerse herself in the Library’s collection of cookery and food history books. 1. What is your background? I’m a first-generation American girl born to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Five Questions
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In 2010 Jennifer Harbster, my co-blogger, did a post about ice cream that mentioned the beginning of National Ice Cream Month in 1984, but I ran across this advertisement in Chronicling America that ran in the Washington Times on May 26, 1920. This was long before Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month …
Posted in: Advertising, Cookbooks and Food, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Americans have been celebrating George Washington’s birthday since he became president. We have continued this tradition for over two hundred years with the help of Congress who, in 1879, officially designated Washington’s Birthday (February 22) as a Federal Holiday. You might be asking yourself some questions right now: Do we still celebrate Washington’s birthday on February …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents