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Richmond Fire Needlework
I discovered on a needleworking blog today that at one time (1987ish), the Valentine Richmond History Center sold a kit (from an outfit called the Scarlet Letter, which issues patterns for reproduction samplers–fabulous for anyone interested in historical textiles or material culture!) … Continue reading
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Capitol Hill Bookfest Photos
May 5th was another Literary Hill Bookfest at Eastern Market in Washington DC. Capitol Hill authors came to speak about and sign their books, the DC Library was there providing story time for the little ones, and book vendors had … Continue reading
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The Journal of Southern Religion Reviews “The Richmond Theater Fire”
The current issue (Volume 14) of the Journal of Southern Religion is out, and they have a very positive review of The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America’s First Great Disaster, calling it “engaging and informative…bringing attention to an oft-overlooked historic … Continue reading
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Thanks for Reading! Over 500 copies sold…
My deepest gratitude goes out to everyone who has purchased a copy of The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America’s First Great Disaster! Sales have surpassed the 500 copy mark, which is quite good, I understand, for a book published by … Continue reading
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RTF Nominated for VA Literary Festival Award
“The Richmond Theater Fire” has been nominated in the nonfiction category for the 16th Annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards! Finalists are chosen around July, and the festival itself is in October. For more information about the October Virginia Literary … Continue reading
New Speaking Date in DC: September 14th, 2013
I look forward to addressing the American Association of University Women in DC in September of this year! More details to follow.
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View Baker’s Banner Lecture on Video
Did you miss the VHS lecture about the Theater fire on December 6th? Lucky for you, the most recent Banner Lectures delivered at the Virginia Historical Society may be streamed from their website! You can use this link to hear … Continue reading
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Massachusetts Connections
The Massachusetts Historical Society blog had a post about the Richmond Theater fire on the 201st anniversary of the event: December 26th, 2012. It is fascinating how the Theater fire impacted people across America and even overseas. It had some … Continue reading
Court End Christmas–this Sunday, Dec 9th!
Court End Christmas in downtown Richmond is coming soon! December 9th, from 12-5pm. It’s a wonderful opportunity to visit important historic sites…all free, and many featuring special events like choral performances (last year the St. Paul’s choir sang at Monumental, … Continue reading
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RTF Book Makes the List: “Best of the Literary Hill 2012″
On Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., our local paper is the “Hill Rag,” and every month the “Literary Hill” column reviews books by Hill authors or about Hill topics. This December is they listed their “Best of the Literary Hill … Continue reading
