In this week's installment to my essay series 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical', I give an overview of Appendix A 'Annals of the Kings and Rulers' and look at written records kept for ancient and modern rulers in the real world.

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Last Saturday, I took a ninety-minute Historic Trolley Tour of Whitinsville, MA led by Ken Warchol dressed as Paul Whitin -- his final tour before retirement!

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For my latest installment of my essay series 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical', I describe the rise of the modern publishing industry, give a brief history of appendixes, and summarize the Appendixes in 'The Lord of the Rings'.

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I took a virtual tour of the Massachusetts State House featuring architecture, artwork, and furniture via its government website.

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For the latest installment to my essay series 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical', I explore the history of constructed languages (conlangs), especially those created by J.R.R. Tolkien, and present a methodology for translation.

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I review 'Ann & Hope Documentary' by David Lawlor from Run of the Mill, a film about a boat, mill, and department store chain bearing the same name.

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For this week's roundup of my blog, Abby Epplett, Historian, I covered my first daytrip of this year's museum season, review a pair of online exhibits, and add two more essays to my ongoing series 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical'.

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In my latest installment of my essay series for 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical', I define what makes a documentary; cover the history of newsreels, film propaganda, and cinéma-vérité; and examine the Golden Age of Documentaries.

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I reviewed the online exhibit 'A Portrait of Tenochtitlan' by Thomas Kole about the Mexica city-state now underneath Ciudad de México (Mexico City). The experience is a must-see for anyone interested in infrastructure or Aztec history.

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I review the online exhibit Opium: The Business of Addiction by Forbes House Museum, which focuses on the influence of a Boston Brahmin family over Chinese-American trade during the Qing Dynasty.

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Abby continues her journey through New Hampshire. This time to Canterbury - a feast of historic homes, trails and gardens. Looks delightful.
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I walked around downtown Hudson, MA to see a series of quick history stops on Main Street, along with visiting the Hudson Riverwalk and Assabet Rail Trail.

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Taking a brief hiatus from working directly with Tolkien texts, I introduce the history of musical theater with a focus on the Golden Age of Broadway in comparison to songs and dances found in 'The Lord of the Rings'.

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Last Saturday, I visited the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA, a collection containing military vehicles from around the world with a focus on World War II.

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Last Saturday, I took my first daytrip of the 2024 museum season. For the first stop, I visited General Artemas Ward House in Shrewsbury, MA, which has owned and maintained by Harvard University since 1925.

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This week's roundup includes two online exhibit reviews, two webinar summaries, two comparative history essays in my ongoing project Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical, and the first museum visit of the 2024 season.

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In my latest installment to my essay series 'Lord of the Rings: The Animated Musical', I discuss the final section of the Prologue 'Note on the Shire Records' as it relates to the discovery and translation of real-word historical texts.

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Last night, I watched the final webinar for this season of AIA Archaeology hour featuring guest speaker Deborah Carlson talking about excavating a shipwreck.

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I review 'The Bias Inside Us', a succinct and informative conversation piece on understanding bias presented as an online exhibit by the Smithsonian. The in-person equivalent will arrive in the northeast in late 2025 and early 2026.

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I finally visited the Massachusetts State Police Museum in Whitinsville, MA, where I received a one-on-one tour from a retired state trooper and learned both the history of this police force.

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