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Based. I spent a day reading thru the archive at the Newberry a few years ago. Many of the figures in the Dill Pickle Scene remind me of certain TPOT personalities. The scene had surprising ideological diversity, despite being associated with the Wobblies (IWW)
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This is how I like reading books
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We’re bringing our First Oval Office Project to Chicago! In partnership with The Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois and the @NewberryLibrary, join us June 6 as we display our hand-sewn replica of General Washington’s dining tent.
⛺: bit.ly/3Q4vN5Y
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Calling Chicago!! Join me for a conversation with Michael Zapata at the @NewberryLibrary next Thursday, 4/9 at 6pm!! newberry.org/calendar/writer…
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A wonderful rescue! I remember going to inspect the Burlington Archives in situ with John Aubrey ~1980 before they were moved. They were covered in dust and dirt, just a mess. High praise to the Newberry for cleaning, organizing and preserving them for posterity!
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Do you like chocolate? Then join me @NewberryLibrary this spring for a class and tasting! We'll explore early modern trade networks, religious debates, and social customs while sampling historical chocolate recipes. Register now at newberry.org/calendar/chocol…
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Our “In the Realm of Osman” program opens next week, and we are looking forward to seeing you there!
We are excited to be returning to @NewberryLibrary to perform this special program. Visit 🔗in bio and their page to learn more!
#newberryconsort #earlymusic #intherealmofosman
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It’s gifting season, but you can still collect some books for yourself along the way.
Featuring events at @BookCellar, @NewberryLibrary and @AWMuseum.
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Coming 10/22: @NewberryLibrary will livestream the keynote conversation from their Paper Project workshop, "Global Impressions: Printing on Fabric in the Premodern World." Learn more & register if you're able to attend in person: newberry.org/calendar/making…
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Join me for a September virtual workshop @NewberryLibrary on Making and Tasting Historical Recipes: Early Modern Sweets. We'll learn about the importance and impact of sugar while making cracknels, lemon cream, syllabub, and taffety tarts! Register at newberry.org/calendar/early-…
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My latest @DigitalNewberry Lesson Plan for high school and undergraduate classrooms is now available! Food, Health, and the Humors in Early Modern Europe contains @NewberryLibrary sources, an adaptable lesson plan, worksheets, and more. Visit dcc.newberry.org/?p=22364
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July is all about the festive, the celebration in the literary world.
Featuring exhibitions and events at @NewberryLibrary, @AWMuseum and the @PoetryFound.
lit.newcity.com/2024/07/01/l…
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He's been gone for nearly 30 years but Mike Royko is back in a big way, in a handsome and lively Newberry Library exhibition and later this summer on the Chopin Theatre stage in a one man show that calls him the "toughest man in Chicago." chicagotribune.com/2024/06/1…
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12/13 The idea that Parr met Askew in person is found in a 1603 work by the Jesuit R. Parsons. He claimed that Askew sought to “corrupt” women and “found means to enter with … Q. Katherine Parr." He gleefully asserted that H8 would have burned Parr “if he had lived.” Ha!
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9/10 The "Paraphrases" is a HUGE book and every parish was required to get a copy. Parishes also bought desks (for readers to use) and chains to make sure that no one absconded with Parr's book! The book asserts that Parr was a much better reformer than Henry. Impressive.
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5/13 Katherine’s second book, "Prayers or Meditations" (1545), was a reformist reworking of a popular mediaeval book, "The Imitation of Christ." Here is a copy @NewberryLibrary. Princess Elizabeth made a trilingual gift copy of Parr’s book for H8 as a New Year’s gift in 1546.
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#Firebrand, an alternative historical film about #KatherineParr and #HenryVIII, is out in the US. It's an adaptation of the wonderful novel by @LizFremantle. Curious to learn more about Katherine Parr and her books? Let's have a look! @NewberryLibrary 1/13
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The Chicago Dance History Project will soon transfer its interviews, digitized photos, and other ephemera telling the story of Chicago's rich dance history to the @NewberryLibrary. @WBEZ
wbez.org/dance/2024/05/30/ch… @ChiDanceHistory #chicagodance #dancehistory #newberrylibrary
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Congratulations to all involved with @ChiDanceHistory! We are so excited that this tremendous resource and growing archive of Chicago's contributions to dance will be even more accessible thanks to this partnership with the @NewberryLibrary.
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This summer: A fascinating event at @NewberryLibrary (both in-person and livestreamed) feat. Rose Miron (Indigenous Archival Activism) and Kelly Wisecup. July 11th: newberry.org/calendar/indige…