Becky Fifield
The Crazy Things We Do for Cultural Heritage
I 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...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 2, 2016
- 1 min
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
- Dec 31, 2015
- 2 min
An Unfortunate Title for a “Great” Article on Penn Station
David W. Dunlap writes the rather fun Building Blocks column for The New York Times. On December 30, 2015, his contribution was titled...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 27, 2013
- 2 min
Crossing Wright’s Ferry on the Susquehanna, 1787
The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge over the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, in the vicinity of Wright’s Ferry. U.S. Library of Congress,...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 28, 2013
- 2 min
And So It Goes: The Fall Crunch
September and October have been full of professional commitments. For those readers not familiar with museum work, this is often the...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 24, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – The Market at Loches
Dr. V, Jeremy Witteveen, (of Le Cafe Witteveen), and Tina Serafini and I all decamped to France in June. Our cheery, sunny French...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 2, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: A Few Views of Munich
Work took me to Germany in late 2012. I’ve already written about the food I ate, Christmas Markets, and train travel from Munich to Bonn...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 18, 2012
- 2 min
Transportation Tuesday: ICE from Munich to Bonn
Munich Hauptbahnhof. RL Fifield 2012. I had a crazy scheme for last week’s trip to Germany. My last visit was to Dusseldorf and Cologne....
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 13, 2012
- 2 min
Gender Bender: Flying Business Class
Business class on Cathay Pacific. A few times a year, my work takes me to places for which I get to fly business class. It’s definitely a...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 12, 2012
- 2 min
What I Ate: Munich and Bonn
I had a terrible time finding restaurants on this trip. But unless I’m feeling frisky for meat-centered meals (unlikely), I usually...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 24, 2012
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: The Johnstown Inclined Plane
People generally know one thing about Johnstown, PA: the flood. The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is located on the rim of the former...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 16, 2012
- 2 min
Transportation Tuesday: Two Loves Collide – Historic Preservation, Transportation, and the Sus
Sorry for the pun. Photo: r25 Productions. Flowers by Amanda’s in Havre de Grace. Since I was a little girl, driving into Havre de Grace...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 14, 2012
- 2 min
Writing Fiction – Business Trips Aren’t a Loss
Business travel breeds ideas. My business trips involve some off days, waiting around at my destination, combined with really long...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 11, 2012
- 2 min
Eating Alone
One of many meals I’ve eaten while dining alone. Dusseldorf. RL Fifield, 2012. I can travel a fair amount for my job. Anyone who travels...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 10, 2012
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Seattle
Seattle. RL Fifield, 2012. It wasn’t supposed to be like that. Brilliant sun and a cloudless sky marked my days in Seattle. Like San...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 3, 2012
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Florida
Mr. V’s family lives on the opposite side of the state, on the Atlantic coast. Beaches, suburbia, and hot weather don’t do much for me. ...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 19, 2012
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Vancouver
RL Fifield 2011. Mountains. The Canadian version of Seattle. West coast cool. I’d heard so much about it, and while the mountains are...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 18, 2012
- 1 min
Transportation Tuesday: The B & O Railroad Museum
RL Fifield 2009. A fantastic collection in an incredible building tell the epic story of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The 1884...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 16, 2012
- 5 min
Westward Ho! My Third Great Grandfather Travels, in 1851
Ancestry.com, as a genealogical tool, is a start for many doing genealogy. I see it as a way to sketch and share only. There are a lot of...
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Becky Fifield
- Sep 12, 2012
- 2 min
What I Ate: Germany
It’s not all sauerbraten and rouladen. I was pleasantly surprised by incredible salads, grilled fish, and lots of mushrooms while in...
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