Becky Fifield
The Brutal and the Beautiful New York State Museum
This weekend, Dr. V, Jake, and myself went up to Albany to visit the New York State Museum. We had the very good luck of running into...
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Becky Fifield
Jan 21, 20161 min read
Get Ready! Snow in the Mid-Atlantic
Stay safe, stay warm, and make sure you’ve updated your emergency plan, whether at home, at work, or protecting our cultural heritage....
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Becky Fifield
Jan 2, 20161 min read
Snapshots from New Orleans
Aiji 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...
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Becky Fifield
Jan 1, 20152 min read
New Year’s Day – A Great Day to Run Away
Der Wöchentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote 9/17/1773. RL Fifield Photo. Library of Congress. Many of us choose some aspect of life to...
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Becky Fifield
Oct 16, 20143 min read
The Zoo, the Park, and a Baltimore Befuddlement
I’m not an expert on Baltimore, by any means. I’ve never lived there. I was born in Towson and grew up in Carroll County. But Baltimore...
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Becky Fifield
May 9, 20143 min read
Don’t Confuse Geisha and Courtesans (Oiran and Tayu)
Images of geisha and courtesans are often mislabeled. For those unfamiliar with subtleties in the styling and wear of kimono, obi, and...
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Becky Fifield
Jan 22, 20142 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Redux
Better known as the PATH, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad began shuttling passengers through its cast iron tunnels between Manhattan...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 21, 20132 min read
George Frideric Handel and The London Foundling Hospital
George Fredrich Handel. Public Domain. The Messiah, written by George Frideric Handel in 1741 and first performed in Dublin before its...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 20, 20132 min read
A Philadelphia Servant, 1787
The Accident in Lombard Street. Charles Wilson Peale. Winterthur Museum. 1962.88. A pie lays broken in the street, a distraught servant...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 13, 20131 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday: Some Food in France
More 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...
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Becky Fifield
Nov 7, 20131 min read
Bye Bye Schrafft’s: Losing More Unique Buildings on the UES
Schrafft’s at 155 E. 79th Street as it appeared in 1944. A “Rat Poison” sign appeared on the front door of 155 East 79th street....
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Becky Fifield
Nov 5, 20132 min read
Transit Tuesday: Maryland *facepalm*
OK, we all know it, I’m obnoxiously devoted to my home state. So when I read current “transit” news about Maryland transportation...
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Becky Fifield
Sep 5, 20132 min read
Oyster Shuckers
I used to hate oysters. Typically, tidewater Marylanders pat oysters in cracker meal, fry them, and if you need a condiment, slather on...
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Becky Fifield
Aug 8, 20132 min read
Digging in the Archives: Philadelphia City Archives
Nothing like a little research day on my birthday. Quarter Session Docket, June 1, 1767. Philadelphia City Archives. During my stay at...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 22, 20132 min read
Museum Monday – WNYC Municipal Archives Online
Back in May, I gave a lecture on collections emergency preparedness at the New York Archives Conference. It was supposed to be a...
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Becky Fifield
Jul 5, 20131 min read
Historic Philadelphia Mapping Resources
My research on indentured and enslaved servants’ lives has led me to mapping out their existence on historic maps of Philadelphia. I’m...
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Becky Fifield
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday – Indianapolis, and a little about Philadelphia
Thumbs up: Indianapolis. Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station on a Saturday night, the usual bustle gone. The World War I memorial. RL...
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Becky Fifield
Jun 11, 20131 min read
Transportation Tuesday: Sad state of affairs for train transport in Indianapolis
I was really impressed with downtown Indianapolis. Ambitious restaurants. People on the streets. Bike Lanes. A canal walk trimmed with...
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Becky Fifield
May 29, 20132 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday: 24 Rather Staid Hours in Baltimore
A conference, a presentation, a cancelled train, and dinner at the Red Star in Fells Point. All in 24 hours. The annual meeting of the...
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Becky Fifield
May 8, 20131 min read
Wanderlust Wednesday: Tucson
The end of March found my mom and I in southern Arizona. My great uncle Mr. B has a cattle ranch outside of Tucson, where he set up...
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