Posts by Pamela
How Much of a History Nerd are You?
I recently received this YouTube video in a newsletter from The History List*: [Note: If you’re reading this via email, you will need to go to your browser to see the video. Just click on the title.] I was amused. I was touched. I identified. And I want to know “What is the nerdiest history…
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History on Display: Amplified Chicago Blues
On Labor Day, My Own True Love and I indulged in a history nerd holiday and spent the afternoon at the Chicago History Museum’s* exhibit on the blues in Chicago. Amplified Chicago Blues is local history the way it should be told: placing the local within its larger historical context while still focusing on local…
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The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918
It is the time of year when reminders about getting a flu shot begin to appear in my inbox. At first I ignore them. In fact, if the only reminders came via email, I probably wouldn’t bother, even though a long history of chronic bronchitis puts me on the hot list. But My Own True…
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