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Becky Fifield
Dec 8, 20121 min read
A Lesson in Water Conservation – from Martians
The Leaky Faucet features two of the weirder Muppets, The Martians. Their octopus-like lower halves are topped with wide flexible mouths...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 27, 20121 min read
Transportation Tuesday: Time to Get Geeky – The Amtrak History Website
Perhaps Amtrak is a little late for many rail fans, but the Amtrak history website led to me losing a few hours last night while I poked...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 16, 20122 min read
Java Up: The Coffee House: A Cultural History
Grab your mug, get some joe, and crack open The Coffee House: A Cultural History by Markman Ellis (Wenfield and Nicolson, 2004). I was...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 30, 20122 min read
Eighteenth Century for the Weekend
RL Fifield, 2012. Last weekend, The Brigade of the American Revolution hosted an Authenticity Event at Don Carpentier’s Eastfield...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 18, 20121 min read
Transportation Tuesday: The B & O Railroad Museum
RL Fifield 2009. A fantastic collection in an incredible building tell the epic story of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The 1884...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 13, 20123 min read
What’s Left Behind: A Harford County, Maryland Probate Inventory
George Harrison Bowman, child of John Bowman and Ann Baker Both of my great great great grandparents died in 1857, leaving my fifteen...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 10, 20121 min read
Museum Monday: Online Patterns of Eighteenth Century Garments from LACMA’s Collection
Speaking as a museum professional and a living history practitioner, what a great project. Theatrical designer Thomas John Bernard and...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 8, 20121 min read
Light Me Up – The First Electric Street Lamp
One of the unexpected gems is the artistic and scientific wonderment that is the first electric street lamp, invented by Charles F. Brush...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 7, 20122 min read
Nanny – A Servant Wager Cup
Online databases are incredible tools. While my museum career has mostly focused on textiles, dress, and ethnographic materials, I never...
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Becky Fifield
Aug 31, 20121 min read
Having Dinner with Robert Jocelyn
I’ll have the Scollop of Oysters, hartychokes, cold lobster, and olive pudding! Winterthur has in their collections the Dinner Book of...
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Becky Fifield
Aug 27, 20124 min read
Museum Monday: Researching Museum Collections for Living History Practitioners
Lecturing at the Bergen County Historical Society, March 2011. I’m a Collections Manager in a large New York City institution. My first...
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Becky Fifield
Aug 9, 20121 min read
Feeling Swank: The Green Mill, Chicago
Swank at The Green Mill. RL Fifield 2012. During our recent trip to see Jeremy W.(of Le Cafe Witteveen) and Tina S. in their Chicago...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 22, 20121 min read
Stocking Washing
The summer is full of living history events, and moreso, the laundry that follows a hot sweaty weekend out in a field without a shower....
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Becky Fifield
Jul 21, 20121 min read
Taisho Era Postcard
In 2002, the MFA Boston acquired the Leonard Lauder large collection of Japanese postcards. The most thrilling images are Taisho...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 20, 20122 min read
Variety Among the 18th Century Lesser Sorts
Der Wöchentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote 9/17/1773. As part of my research on 18thcentury working class clothing, I have been studying...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 19, 20121 min read
Devil’s in the Details – Deviled Eggs
Devilled eggs. A staple at my family’s picnics. A 1950s joke. A modern canvas for fine herbs and expensive vinegar. My family recipe is...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 3, 20121 min read
Transit Tuesday – Cyril E. Power
Yes, I’m a museum professional, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use museum databases to see objects I enjoy when I get home. I’m...
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Becky Fifield
Jun 27, 20121 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday – Signs of the Lincoln Highway
Scads of photographs accompanied Mrs. G. and I on our return from our Lincoln Highway trip. Showing them to her husband, Mr. G’s comment...
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Becky Fifield
Jun 1, 20121 min read
Mid-Atlantic Material Culture: McKee Crab Baking Dishes
An orange not seen in nature. Hence the “Distinction, Sanitation, Satisfaction.” The pamphlet elaborates inside: “Sanitation Without A...
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Becky Fifield
May 31, 20121 min read
Asparagus – Time to Pickle
Photo: Box of Apples.com. Asparagus season is drawing to a close, depending where you live. If you’ve reached your limit of fresh...
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