Thursday, February 28, 2013

So much time for researching and writing, but so little ephemera

Stop!
Strike that.
Reverse it.


Profuse apologies for the lack of new posts this week. I haven't had much time to focus on writing and blogging. But my list of items that I want to research and write about keeps growing!

Here's a peek at some of the topics I'm aiming to tackle in 2013:

Every one of these books has
a cool cover, illustration,
inscription, or item tucked away
inside that I want to blog about!

  • All of the cool ephemera tidbits my wife gave me as an awesome Valentine's Day present
  • Seth Seiders and his 1920s advice for the "Pivot Man"
  • A series on obscure sci-fi and fantasy fanzines from the 1950s through 1970s
  • My latest discoveries in researching the life of Ruth Manning-Sanders
  • Recipes, recipes and more recipes
  • Delving into the world of vinyl records and, yes, square dances
  • More groovy World's Fair stuff
  • A disturbing old advertisement for Excelsior ginger ale
  • A stack of U.S. military technical manuals
  • A collection of ephemera from Luray Caverns that spans many decades
  • Plenty of new mystery photos
  • A bunch of vintage advertising ink blotters I recently acquired
  • Postcards, postcards and more postcards (including themed cards for St. Patrick's Day and Easter, plus plans for a blogathon)
  • Several 1940s issues of The York-Hoover Herald
  • Several old York Little Theatre programs
  • Plenty of nifty stuff that fits into the School Days category, for those who love those nostalgia trips
  • More entertaining advertisements from "old" computer magazines
  • Plans for another "Plucked from a Yard Sale" series
  • A 1940 issue of Bob Hoffman's Strength and Health magazine
  • Ephemera from a 1971 trip to Las Vegas for The Showmen's League of America banquet and ball

So stay tuned!

3 comments:

  1. Oooo ... mystery photos and computer magazines! Someday some future Papergreat is going to find my collection of letters and postcards and have a field day sharing it in whatever form of media of the day. I hope it is holographic, at least. My mountains of written correspondence needs to be 3D.

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  2. I think you ran out of 2013 about halfway through your list.

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  3. I think he ran out of 2020 halfway through his list. I'm worried. I saw the title and almost went apoplectic, but Chris said, "Read the post." Phew. I think.

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