Monthly Archives: May 2011

The Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club

Posted on May 24, 2011 by allennz

One of the best places to find footnotes are the pages of 19th century newspapers. They were the principal way in which people found out about the world they lived in, and they are very often highly detailed. They tell … Continue reading →

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Hatch, Victorian Villain or Forgotten Hero

Posted on May 18, 2011 by allennz

Just after the first posting on this blog, I received an invitation to attend a play at our local Victoria Picture Palace Theatre in Devonport, Auckland. This is itself a footnote, being the earliest custom-built cinema in the Southern hemisphere … Continue reading →

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Foundation Footnote: John De Morgan

Posted on May 8, 2011 by allennz

John De Morgan   UPDATE: Since originally posting this six years ago, I have continued to discover much more about De Morgan, most notably through the continuing digitization of sources, particularly newspapers; the discovery in California of an extensive collection … Continue reading →

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