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Sep 24, 20204 min

Artifact Spotlight: The Radio

In a previous blog entry we looked at the revolution in communication technology that was the typewriter. After the invention of the...

Sep 11, 20206 min

9/11 and Pearl Harbor - A Reflection

It was a route that I took many times while living in Chicago. To get to Midway Airport from the Northwest side of the city, I would hop...

Sep 4, 20203 min

Artifact Spotlight: The Trunk

History of the Trunk One of the oldest and most universal pieces of furniture, the trunk (or chest) has a history going back thousands of...

Aug 27, 20205 min

Artifact Spotlight: The Typewriter

"Click, clack, click click, clack, ding!" Whatever your age may be, it's a series of sounds you've likely heard before and recognize....

Sep 17, 20191 min

Quinn's Bakery and Cafe

At a recent local estate sale, a group of Plainsman Museum supporters pitched in to purchase this beautiful piece of Hamilton County...

Jul 27, 20192 min

Plainsman Museum to Collaborate with Smithsonian to Develop Local Exhibition about Americans at Work

The Plainsman Museum has been selected to participate in a Smithsonian pilot project to develop a unique humanities-based exhibition...

Jul 23, 20192 min

Scotland, Chapter 1: Coming to America

Coming to America is a 10-part series following two women as they traveled to Scotland to re-create the journey to America made by early...

Nov 13, 20187 min

Scotland, Chapter 4: Finding Newton Stewart

How did we finally get there? Plan D, of course: Hired a Driver. ROBIN’S NOTES September 15, 2018 - Today was my best day yet. We left...

Nov 8, 20183 min

Scotland, Chapter 3: In Search of Newton Stewart

“My parents were both Scotch, having been born and raised in the lowlands — my mother at Newton Stewart and my father at Wigtown. Mother...

Oct 20, 20186 min

Scotland, Chapter 2: Scottish Naming Conventions

The Lanark Library, a.k.a The Lindsay Institute, is on Hope Street in Lanark Scotland. Just when we were feeling hope-less that we'd...