Hello everyone! Since the heat has been unbearable lately, we should embrace it! What other way than with actual fire? Heat and art go hand in hand for many artists - hence the term “fire art.” Blacksmithing, jewelry making, [...]

As I left off in my last article on cataloging Bunker Hill documents and searching in the newspapers, on May 1, 1822, the land on Breeds Hill had been purchased and an association formed to make plans for it. [...]

Hello everyone! Welcome back as always, and thanks for checking in! Can you believe July is almost here and July 26th marks the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris, France? For that reason, I thought I would go [...]

In my last blog I shared a few newspaper articles published in the early 19th century relating to the Battle stories from Bunker Hill. As mentioned before, I started my research with 27,000 hits and I’m just over halfway [...]

Hello everyone! After a little weekend trip to Corning, New York to visit the Corning Museum of Glass, I think it’s only fair that I take time out of the busy blog schedule to gush about my favorite pieces [...]

There is one harmoniously inherent trend in every collector regardless of category: We all love to get a deal. The thrill of finding something vastly underpriced compared to the next guy is the ultimate rush! This is a great [...]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Battle of “Bunker” Hill loss petitions I had been cataloging in my files. I’ve also been doing newspaper searches to add more information by date to that folder and I ended [...]

Hello everyone! This may sound silly, it may sound fun, but to keep things light let me tell you about a celebration held in June! Did you know that the month of June is Accordion Awareness month? Well now [...]