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The Recipes We Keep

Julie Tilsner | Posted 07.16.2012 | Home
Read More: Ephemera, Julie Tilsner, Apple Cake Recipe, Recipes, Why We Keep Written Recipes, Bad Home Cooking, Apple Cake, Home Cooking, Dessert Recipes, Dessert, Family Recipes, Apples, Home News
Julie Tilsner

I have old recipes written by hand on index cards by aunts, cousins. I have recipes from my late stepmother. I have recipes sent to me years ago by a good friend from grad school then living in Italy. I have them still, stained, curled, faded ... and still in regular rotation.

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The Legacy of a Digital Generation

Jane Carlin and Barb Macke | Posted 06.25.2012 | College
Read More: Digital, History, Preservation, Digital Generation, Ephemera, Libraries, College News
Jane Carlin and Barb Macke

Most of us have trouble remembering a single instance where we produced a tangible remnant of ourselves -- solid, irrefutable evidence that we existed in this day, this month, this year.

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Second Piece of Historic Ship Discovered at WTC Site

| Olivia Scheck | Posted 10.05.2011 | New York
Read More: Wtc, Ground Zero Ship, Historic Ship, Ephemera, 1 Wtc, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, New York News

MANHATTAN -- Archaeologists helping to excavate the World Trade Center site have uncovered a second piece of the more than 200-year-old ship that was ...

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City To Auction Off Remnants Of City Landmarks

Posted 09.10.2011 | New York
Read More: Ny Ephemera, Architectural Salvage Warehouse, New York City Landmarks, Landmarks, Ephemera, NY Around Town, New York News

Somewhere in Brooklyn there is a warehouse that contains a treasure trove of historical artifacts from the city's rich history. Discarded material f...

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Lost 1970's NYC Footage: 'I've Been Held Up Twice!' (VIDEO)

Posted 06.12.2011 | New York
Read More: NY Around Town, 1970's, 1970's New York, History, Ephemera, Old New York, Video, New York News

ANIMAL posted this video of stock footage from 1970's New York. The New York of crime, graffiti, the fiscal crisis, Abe Beame, Son of Sam -- a time th...

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