(The Former Life of 1014 Canyon Street) In earlier articles, we’ve dived into the newspapers in search of the whole story, and we’ve sent you on a scavenger hunt around town to find buildings. For today’s Daily Dose of History, …
Recreate Famous Art!
Art/History is soooo….yesterday’s post. Today, let’s have a little fun! There is a challenge going on right now in the Instagram-Internet Art World to recreate famous works of art in your own home. The results are very creative…and absolutely hilarious. …
Art/History
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 …
