Recent interesting finds By Dick Sheaff There is always something new to find . . . so much ephemera, so little time! It is of course particularly satisfying to find a new addition to some existing collection. Original art for a Christmas card in the
Emerging Scholars Initiative The annual Ephemera Society of America (ESA) conference provides undergraduate and graduate students a unique opportunity to share the[…]
Publishing the Railroad: The Ephemera Bonanza By Carlos A. Schwantes History Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri – St. Louis Several years ago, I reviewed a book, massive in size and gorgeous in appearance, by Ian Kennedy and Julian Treuherz titled The Railway: Art in the[…]
Ephemera 40 Virtual Ephemera Fair: March 20-22, 2021 Marvin Getmanβs associated fair will also happen as usual in March of 2021, but virtually, on March 20-22.Β As most of you likely know, Marvin has adapted to todayβs transformed reality by holding successful and growing monthly
2018 Mid-Year in Austin Β Our band of eager ephemerists kicked off two days of tours at the LBJ Library. Β Β The Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
Horse Trading in New Hampshire 1824
A sealed packet of depositions taken at Andover, New Hampshire July 17, 1824, unfolded one of those narratives that was differently βcoloredβ for each correspondent. (Illustrations 1 and 2) Illustration 1 Illustration 2 The Justice of the Peace, Samuel Kimball, had subpoenaed eight
Interesting Websites The Ephemera Society of America Facebook Forum https://www.facebook.com/groups/1434990543968097/ The Ephemera Society, United Kingdom http://www.ephemera-society.org.uk Β The Ephemera Societyof Australia https://www.ephemerasociety.org.au Β Frog In Your Throat Items
On Her Mark!
Women’s Sport Trade and Trading Cards My collection specializes in womenβs sports trading cards that were printed pre-1972 and were published close to the time that the athlete competed. I have been collecting since 1992 and have amassed a collection of nearly 1,300 international cards. Shown here are select cards[…]
Diane DeBlois The Ephemera Society of America was born with Ephemera USA 1, at the Harrison Inn, Southbury, Conn., in May 1980. It was the first event in World Ephemera Year, a concept created by The Ephemera Society in England, βa non-profit body devoted to the conservation, study and presentation of[…]
Ephemera Conference 29, 2009 Date: March 20-22, 2009 Location: Old Greenwich, CT Presentations: This yearβs ephemera conference features discussions on photographic postcards, Tasha Tudorβs designed postcards, flight images, the art of written correspondence, communication styles regarding death, steamboats, the history of quarantining, and using ephemera