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theenbyroiderer · 8 months
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Showed my stuff at a local happening today. Got to wear my new folk costume. Super traditional folk costume + queer embroidery is a kinda nice contrast.
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acesolaris · 1 year
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A basic point of Solarpunk is it's focus on local communities. So, get to know your communities!
Local Politics
How does your local Govenment work? Who are the people involved in it?
What is the main political climate and view in your area?
What are the most active community organisations?
What are Grasrootmovements in your areas?
Are there known leftist organisations or communities?
Local Infrastrucure
Libraries and Archives
independent buisnesses like bakerys, bookstores etc
central community centres
Thrift stores
Nature preservation centres or organisations
Food kitchens
package-free and bulk stores
Local Newspapers
Bus lines and scedules
Bike repair shops
Queer Bars and Centres
Tailors and shoe repair shops
abandoned or empty buildings/ properites
Local History
How did people live in your area 50 Years ago? 100? 200? 500? What are their trades, culture, how did they get their food?
What is the geological and ecological history of your area? The quality of the soil? The availability of water? Local Plants?
What are some major historical events your area went through? How did they shape the peoples point of view?
What are the oldest buildings in Town? Research the architecture and building materials, as they commonly are localy sourced and help with sustainable building in your area!
These are just some ideas so please feel free to add!
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Дитячі іграшки - свищики - з колекції Кременецького краєзнавчого музею (Тернопільська область)
Children's toys - whistles - from the collection of the Kremenets Museum of Local History (Ternopil region, Ukraine)
Source https://www.facebook.com/kremenetsmuseum/
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ahedderick · 20 days
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Public?
Ok, pretty angry, but I've settled enough to post. So, Son has been extremely interested in the local (defunct) paper mill for some time. He has some nifty drone photos of it. It is currently in the process of being dismantled and scrapped, but for such a huge complex that is a LONG process.
Also note; the tiny town that supported the mill (and vice versa) is crammed right up against the mill on one side. There is a narrow road with a surprising amount of traffic, a sidewalk, and then the houses start. Son got a nicer camera this week, and has been learning how to use it.
Wednesday was an overcast day with low cloud cover and interesting light conditions for photography. He rushed to the mill after classes, set up his tripod on the sidewalk, and started trying to get some shots.
Remember how it's been a topic of concern lately that 'existing in public spaces' is getting harder? WELL.
A fancy white car came swooping up while he was fiddling with the camera. On a public sidewalk. In a small town. The guy driving stopped his car, blocking westbound traffic (there is absolutely NO shoulder or parking space on this road. Did I mention lots of traffic?) He hopped out of his car and started belligerently harassing my son. Because taking photos of a historic site is suspicious. A couple of older women sitting on their porch called him - the mayor of this TINY town! - because "Suspicious Youth."
I will abbreviate the rest. He was aggressively badgered, threatened, and told he was Not Allowed to take pictures or park his car in town (in a empty lot marked 'visitor') It was ridiculous. All to 'protect' the townsfolk? From someone taking pictures of the mill demo? What WAS a problem there was his car blocking a lane of traffic while big trucks taking wood to Kingsford Charcoal factory had to squeeze around in the opposing lane on a sharp curve. Sunbitch.
I'm more than half tempted to take my $%*$%&^! easel and my paints and go sit in that exact spot to plein air paint. See if McMayor show up. But I'm a middle-aged woman. Seen (erroneously) as 'harmless'. Grrrr.
If any of y'all are photographers and have advice, feel free to lay it on me.
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ahb-writes · 7 months
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Fantasy Worldbuilding Questions (Customs and Traditions)
Customs and Traditions Worldbuilding Questions:
What are widely practiced customs and traditions common to multiple regions in your world?
What are customs and traditions specific to individual regions or peoples?
Who participates in which customs and traditions? What are demarcated roles or responsibilities within them? Or are roles and responsibilities rotated?
Who creates or enforces the rules of customs and traditions in the world? Is it the law or government, or do individual groups self-regulate (or have customs and traditions that break with norms)?
Where do rituals and ceremonies typically take place? What is place’s significance within them?
Where do popular customs and traditions come from, what is their back story?
When are customs and traditions typically practiced, under what time-bound conditions?
When do customs and traditions change, and why?
Why is any custom or tradition on the rise or waning in popularity, what are contributing factors?
Why do characters participate in or avoid specific customs and traditions?
❯ ❯ ❯ Read other writing masterposts in this series: Worldbuilding Questions for Deeper Settings
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pentecostwaite · 7 months
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William Haskell House, Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa late 1600s.
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themuseumlady · 14 days
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we are sorting the mannequins! it has started me so many times!
the museum is currently littered with mannequin parts and bodies as we work to sort our exhibit mannequins - which is exciting!! but also extraordinarily unnerving as I keep running into mannequins that are not where I expect them to be
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here are some of the less scary (newer) ones next to my archive entrance
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unfortunately I can't post the torsos and heads on the first floor (the ones being decommissioned) for privacy reasons. I wish I could though, because it is hard to put into words how genuinely unnerving these figures are.
immediately upon entering the museum each day I am greeted by a distant hoard of torsos, limbs, and heads decorated in obscenely dramatic makeup - the mannequins having been taken apart for ease of transport down the stairs. This is actually my first time seeing the faces of many of these figures, during the exhibit season they were covered with stockings as the makeup did not suit the clothing displayed. Which was frankly also pretty terrifying, seeing just the clear ghost of a hidden face underneath the fabric
a part of me feels bad for the ones we are disposing of?? they have spent their career in this institution, helping us display history, and now their future is wholly unknown
-- but also they are the type of model that do pose a threat to delicate historical clothing (damn you articulated arms that can pinch and tear), so I am glad we have found the means to upgrade --
ANYWHO - despite my terror the museum is once again filled with life! we are preparing for our opening, building exhibits, and diving back in to in-person projects! :)
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archivlibrarianist · 4 months
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From the article:
"People in Halifax were able to digitize their historical photographs on Sunday and share them publicly as part of an initiative by the Halifax municipal archives.
"The archives held a Scan-a-thon at the Halifax Central Library for members of the public to bring in treasured photographs, slides and negatives that showed local history.
"Municipal archivist Susan McClure said the archives are looking for any historical photos, including neighbourhoods, construction projects and pictures connected to the railway."
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life-of-architecture · 8 months
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Czarny Potok foto z 1 sierpnia 2018
Drzewo przy kościele jest najstarszą (co najmniej 510 do 650 lat) i najgrubszą (ok. osiem i  pół metra obwodu), choć nie najwyższą (ok. 20 m) lipą szerokolistną (Tillia platyphyllos) w Polsce. Powszechnie wierzono, że jego kora jest cudownym środkiem przeciw chorobom zębów, więc ciągnący licznie do kościelnego sanktuarium pielgrzymi odłamywali ją, a niekiedy obgryzali bezpośrednio z pnia. Figura Marii z Dzieciątkiem w kapliczce jest kopią rzeźby z XVII w, umieszczoną na pniu w 2014 r., po przeniesieniu oryginalnej do wnętrza kościoła. Korony dodano postaciom w 1899 r. Ówczesny proboszcz, Zygmunt Miętus, zanotował wtedy w kronice parafii: ...po Mszy świętej poszliśmy z procesją ku figurze Matki Boskiej w lipie obok kościoła i tam założyłem na głowy Pana Jezusa i Matki Boskiej nowe wyzłacane korony sprowadzone od Jana Heindla z Wiednia za 21 złr., do czego przyczyniłem się datkiem 5 złr.
Akwarela Józefa Pieniążka z 1933 r.
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Pochodzący z Czarnego Potoka historyk literatury Bolesław Faron wspomina: Fascynowała nas ona od dzieciństwa. Jej wnętrze w naszych najmłodszych latach stanowiło znakomitą kryjówkę, zwłaszcza podczas, nielicznych zresztą, ucieczek z lekcji. Bywało, że mieściło się w nim 12-15 uczniów. Do szczególnych atrakcji należało wspinanie się w środku lipy, gawędzenie w ukryciu, a czasem nawet gra w karty czy inne młodzieżowe gry hazardowe. Specyficzną rolę pełniło to drzewo podczas Świąt Wielkanocnych, a zwłaszcza w drugim dniu, w śmigus dyngus. Otóż, przed wejściem do kościoła dziewczęta z całej okolicy miały zwyczaj klękać przed figurką Matki Boskiej i mówić pacierz. Z pokolenia na pokolenie przekazywano sobie bowiem przekonanie, że taka modlitwa może wpłynąć na sfinalizowanie małżeństwa, w ogóle, że młodym kobietom przynosi szczęście. Jeden z naszych szkolnych kolegów wpadł zatem na znakomity - jak mu się wydawało - pomysł. Schowamy się we wnętrzu lipy i kiedy modląca się panna wzniesie do Madonny oczy, ze specjalnej „sikawki”, zrobionej z drewna, puścimy jej prosto w twarz strumień wody. Eksperyment się udał. Kolejne nieszczęśnice zrywały się z klęczek, ocierając twarz chusteczką i chroniły się we wnętrzu świątyni...
Lipa wraz z kościołem zagrały w serialu Polskie drogi (1976-1977). Karol Strasburger i Kazimierz Kaczor w rolach partyzantów ukrywają broń w pustym wnętrzu pnia.
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Kolejne części: druga, trzecia, czwarta.
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Czarny Potok, Poland taken on 1 August 2018
The tree by the local church is the oldest (at least 510 to 650 years) and thickest (circa eight and half meters in circumference) though not the tallest (circa 20 m) largeleaf linden (Tillia platyphyllos) in Poland. There was a common folk belief that this particular specimen's bark is a miraculous remedy curing toothache, hence a constant stream of pilgrims who used to break off splinters or even bite them directly off the trunk. The figure of Mary with the Child in the shrine is a copy of a 17th c. sculpture; it replaced the original in 2014, after moving the latter to the church. The crowns were added in 1899. The parish priest at that time, Zygmunt Miętus, noted down then: ...after the Holy Mass we went in a procession to the figure of Mother of God in the linden tree next to the church and there I put on heads of Jesus and Mary new gilded crowns from Johann Heindl's workshop in Vienna for 21 guldens, of which I donated 5 guldens.
[watercolor painting by Józef Pieniążek in 1933]
Bolesław Faron, a literature historian born in Czarny Potok, wrote: [The linden] fascinated us since we were children. In our youngest years, its interior made an excellent hide, especially when we ditched school, which was not very often anyway. It could fit up to 12 or 15 pupils. Some of particularly attractive pastimes were climbing inside the linden, chatting in hiding and sometimes even playing cards or other youth hazard games. The tree had a specific role in the time of Easter, particularly on its second day, that is Śmigus Dyngus. Namely, local girls had a custom of kneeling in front of the Holy Mary figure and praying, before entering the church. There was a belief, passed over generations, that such prayer could help in marrying and brought luck to young women in general. One of our school colleagues came up with a great - as he thought - idea. We would hide inside the linden and when the praying girl would raise her eyes to Madonna, we'd spray her right in the face with a special wooden toy. The experiment was successful. One after another, poor girls jumped up, wiping their faces with a handkerchief and took cover in the church...
The linden together with the church made locations in a Polish TV series Polskie drogi (1976-1977), a historical drama set in the World War II. [partisans played by Karol Strasburger and Kazimierz Kaczor hide weapon inside the hollow trunk]
The next parts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th.
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if-you-fan-a-fire · 1 year
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Happy to be a member of the Kingston Workers History Project in Kingston, Ontario. I've neglected to share some of the articles we are putting out, so here's one on tenant activism in the 1960s and 1970s:
"In 1968, a group of tenants and activists came together in Kingston to form the Association of Tenants Action in Kingston (ATAK). They opposed high rents, argued that tenants should be able to bargain with landlords, and built a wider movement to defend working class and poor people in Ontario against unjust housing conditions. Led by tireless activists, ATAK used diverse tactics to challenge rising rent prices, low vacancy, and hostile landlords. ATAK provides us with an important historical lesson about the effectiveness of grassroots organizing and the dedication of intelligent, diligent leadership to hold governments accountable and advocate for tenants, workers, the poor, and the unhoused."
- "ATAK: Tenant Action in the ’60s and ’70s," Kingston Workers' History Project. November 27, 2022.
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hclib · 7 months
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LOCAL HISTORY PROGRAM
Researching the History of Your Home
House history classes are back! Check out the Hennepin County Library events calendar for classes in September at Northeast Library, October at East Lake Library, and November at Arvonne Fraser Library.
Learn about the historical resources at the library and across the county that will help you piece together a history of your Minneapolis house, neighborhood or property. Staff from Hennepin County Library's Special Collections will explain and demonstrate resources, emphasizing online resources in the Digital Collections that will allow you to jump-start your research from home – including permit records, maps, city directories, photos and more. This class is best suited for researching properties located in the city of Minneapolis, though some county-wide resources will be discussed.
Register online!
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theauthorpaula · 3 months
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Vintage Dolls at Milestones Museum
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Vintage Dolls at Milestones Museum by Paula Puddephatt Via Flickr: Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
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chaoticdesertdweller · 3 months
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Born in Staunton, Virginia, William Haines ran off to live life on his own terms while still in his teens, moving to New York City and becoming friends with such later Hollywood luminaries as designer Orry-Kelly and Cary Grant. His film career started slowly, but by the end of the silent era, he was regularly named as the #1 male box-office draw. He also became fast friends with a number of contemporaries, such as Joan Crawford (pictured with Haines) and Marion Davies, whose fame would eclipse his.
"Joan Crawford thought we should get married. This was back in the 1920s, when I was a star and she was a rising flapper. It wasn't just a crass question of her ambition; we were very good but platonic friends. I told her, ''Cranberry' --my pet name for her--'That isn't how it works in Hollywood. They usually pair men who like men and ladies who like ladies.' Because if we both liked men, where would we be as man and wife? She'd resent me, and that would be the end of our beautiful friendship."
His career faded rapidly in the early 1930s, and he was finally released allegedly due to a fight with MGM mogul Louis B. Mayer over Haines' refusal to end his relationship with his lover, Jimmie Shields. However, as his film career ended, his interior design career blossomed, resulting in major work for Jack L. Warner and the Bloomingdales, and culminating in the refurbishing of the American ambassador's residence in London, England.
Although Haines was quite open about his homosexuality and entertained many of Hollywood's gay set - including George Cukor and Clifton Webb - his story is missing from many histories of the era. Haines and Shields remained a couple for 50 years; Crawford called them "the happiest married couple in Hollywood." - via Imdb
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bvar · 1 month
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This is the mural in the office of the TD Bank branch along Route 46 in Hackettstown - It depicts the “CasinO” building on nearby Budd Lake beach, which in the 1930s was one of several iconic landmarks around New Jersey’s largest natural lake. Comedian Jackie Gleason was one of many stars who performed in town, and he is among the people standing on the shore in this mural, which honors the history of the local community. The building eventually became the Mount Olive Township municipal building, but no longer exists today.
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'John Knox's Cave' Historic Site, Fife, Scotland
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aussieez · 2 months
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Ez's Library 📚
Last year I bought some 50 books and today I finished the first of this mini library.
So, I thought I'd share my thoughts on each book once I've read it, with a picture of the cover and what I'll call a reader's rating, where 5 is flawless.
Who knows, maybe after I have read through my library, some of you may have some books to recommend.
I doubt anyone would be interested to read my thoughts on books, but if you'd like to, ask to be tagged 😊
Cheers,
Ez
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