Becky FifieldJan 12, 20162 minThe Crazy Things We Do for Cultural HeritageI was at a children’s playgroup in Beacon, New York yesterday with my son. Yet again, I was trying to pull together in a coherent thread...
Becky FifieldJan 8, 20161 min“Omelettes – Plain or with Rum”What? Where in culinary history did I miss the inclusion of rum in an omelet? New York Public Library announced recently the availability...
Becky FifieldJan 3, 20163 minRailroad Dreams: Danbury Railway MuseumIf you mourn the destruction of the late, great Pennsylvania Station in NYC, you’ll find this glass heralding the coming of the new...
Becky FifieldJan 2, 20161 minSnapshots from New OrleansAiji is a taxi driver. He is also the founder of the first burrito bar in Rwanda and a vegan chef. For right now, it’s the taxi while...
Becky FifieldDec 31, 20152 minAn Unfortunate Title for a “Great” Article on Penn StationDavid W. Dunlap writes the rather fun Building Blocks column for The New York Times. On December 30, 2015, his contribution was titled...
Becky FifieldDec 5, 20151 minWanderlust Fodder: Atlas Obscura’s Interactive Map of Roadtrips in American LiteratureMr. I sent me a link recently to Atlas Obscura’s “The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature’s Most Epic Road Trips.” It is...
Becky FifieldNov 17, 20153 minARCS and PACCIN at New Orleans: Collections Stewardship’s Bright FutureOriginally published at rebeccafifieldpreservation.com. Lots of folks go to New Orleans for conferences. Within the distinctive streets...
Becky FifieldJun 10, 20142 minTransportation Tuesday – B&O Centenary Pageant, 1927Ladies in nymph-like attire twirling and leaping through fields – sounds like the turn of the century pageantry movement to me. The...
Becky FifieldJan 22, 20142 minWanderlust Wednesday: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad ReduxBetter known as the PATH, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad began shuttling passengers through its cast iron tunnels between Manhattan...
Becky FifieldDec 24, 20131 minChristmas Dinner on the RailsChristmas generally takes us to Maryland. While the Amtrak train I take travels over the Pennsylvania Railroad into Baltimore’s Penn...
Becky FifieldNov 27, 20132 minCrossing Wright’s Ferry on the Susquehanna, 1787The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge over the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of Wright’s Ferry. U.S. Library of Congress,...
Becky FifieldNov 13, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday: Some Food in FranceMore often than not, even the cheapest little roadside offering in France blows the socks off of much of what you can get in the United...
Becky FifieldOct 30, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday: MontresorCould the US have a program of “The Most Beautiful Villages” as France does? Dr. V and I, and friends Jeremy W. of Le Cafe Witteveen and...
Becky FifieldOct 28, 20132 minAnd So It Goes: The Fall CrunchSeptember and October have been full of professional commitments. For those readers not familiar with museum work, this is often the...
Becky FifieldAug 28, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday – TaorminaA few photos from a trip to Taormina, Sicily. It was early March and nearly desolate of tourists: perfect. Vegetation on the way to the...
Becky FifieldAug 21, 20132 minWanderlust Wednesday – By the Side of the RoadTo sleep in your car – completely American? Or not normal? Here’s the Thing, Alec Baldwin’s excellent radio program. I’m not much of a...
Becky FifieldAug 7, 20131 minMexican Ice Cream in Kennett Square, PAI usually think of mushrooms when I think of Kennett Square. This corner of Pennsylvania is known for growing famous fungus. Check out...
Becky FifieldJul 24, 20131 minWanderlust Wednesday – The Market at LochesDr. V, Jeremy Witteveen, (of Le Cafe Witteveen), and Tina Serafini and I all decamped to France in June. Our cheery, sunny French...
Becky FifieldJun 12, 20132 minWanderlust Wednesday – Indianapolis, and a little about PhiladelphiaThumbs up: Indianapolis. Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on a Saturday night, the usual bustle gone. The World War I memorial. RL...
Becky FifieldJun 11, 20131 minTransportation Tuesday: Sad state of affairs for train transport in IndianapolisI was really impressed with downtown Indianapolis. Ambitious restaurants. People on the streets. Bike Lanes. A canal walk trimmed with...