Something a little different for your daily distraction: Art/History. This is an exhibit we presented at the Creston Public Library back in 2011, and had so much fun with it, we created an online version of it too. It’s been …
Shorthand!
Yesterday, we talked a bit about the role of a stenographer and ended with a comment about using shorthand. Shorthand is a way of writing that uses symbols to represent the sounds of words, rather than letters – once you …
I would not make it as a Steno!
It’s Administrative Professionals Day! Oh, how I wish I could give you a chance to type on a genuine, old-fashioned, thwackety-thwackety typewriter for your daily diversion, but that’s probably not a good idea right now. So, instead, here’s a story …
Go Exploring! (at home)
We’ve been absolutely delighted to bring you daily bits from Creston Valley and the Creston Museum’s collection – and there’s lots more to come, we promise! But we’ve all spent a month and then some in social isolation – great …
Let’s Review… (and we have prizes)
Do you realise it has now been a full month since we started posting these daily articles and activities? Which means – well done, everyone! You’ve done the self-isolation and social distancing for a month, and it is having an …
Things to Consider
Okay, one last look at the Depression era – after all, we did create a whole exhibit about this a few years ago, so we might as well share more of it with you! Right? Just like the photos we …
A Study in Contradictions
Black Tuesday: 29 October 1929, the day the New York stock market crashed. Prairie dustbowls, Bennet buggies, hobos riding the rails, relief workers striking. Most of the common images of the Great Depression of the 1930s come to us from …
Time Changes – Part 2
Yesterday, we talked about the origins of Creston’s wacky time zone (which might not be wacky any longer, given the recent provincial referendum to do away with Daylight Saving Time). It’s about time the rest of the province followed our …