Becky FifieldFeb 27, 20152 minThe Pain of Mosul – A Preservation Professional’s PerspectiveI have spent my life caring for cultural heritage. As a museum collection manager, my work aims to preserve the physical and intellectual...
Becky FifieldJan 6, 20151 minMaryland Preparations for the Sick, 1881‘Tis the season for illness. Cooking tomes of the past often included a chapter of recipes to be made for the ill and infirm. Certainly,...
Becky FifieldJan 1, 20152 minNew Year’s Day – A Great Day to Run AwayDer Wöchentliche Pennsylvanische Staatsbote 9/17/1773. RL Fifield Photo. Library of Congress. Many of us choose some aspect of life to...
Becky FifieldOct 16, 20143 minThe Zoo, the Park, and a Baltimore BefuddlementI’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...