Well, to be specific, medieval paper was actually parchment, made from animal hides, rather than trees and literally all of our knowledge of the Middle Ages was preserved on skins made from calves, sheep, or goats. To better understand the chemistry, art, and labor of parchment, Middlebury College’s Special Collections & Archives, together with Professor Eliza Garrison’s Medieval […]…Continue Reading Students learn the craft of medieval papermaking
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Are you suffering from SSDS (Sidebar, Subpage, Drupal Syndrome)?
Is your department head asking you to update the department’s web page? Does the thought of adding a sidebar make you call the Helpdesk? Fear not, join us for a Drupal Intro class. We’ll cover the basics of Drupal so you’ll be adding links, pictures, and a host of other cool things to your page […]…Continue Reading Are you suffering from SSDS (Sidebar, Subpage, Drupal Syndrome)?
Don’t forget to write your mother, circa 1932
Our own Professor of Psychology at Middlebury College Barbara Hofer writes about the modern day iConnected Parent, constantly in contact with their College-bound kids through cell phones and Skype…well, the archives recently exposed something of a connected parent, but from over 80 years ago. Here’s a letter from October 18, 1932. The mother of Charles Edward Stevenson, Jr., Class of 1936, […]…Continue Reading Don’t forget to write your mother, circa 1932
lynda.com Site Unavailable Sept 19 from 2:00-3:00 AM (EST)
For the night owls out there, please note that our lynda.com online learning resource will be unavailable from 2:00 – 3:00 AM Friday, September 19, while web server capacity improvements are implemented. (What’s that you say? You haven’t heard of lynda?? Visit go/lyndainfo to see what you’re missing.) …Continue Reading lynda.com Site Unavailable Sept 19 from 2:00-3:00 AM (EST)
Buttons!
Have you seen a classmate/professor/stranger on campus sporting a 1 inch souvenir pin with a historic Middlebury face emblazoned upon it?
Learn about those famous faces here, and visit Special Collections & Archives to nab your own button while we ……Continue Reading Buttons!
For Staff & Faculty: One Stop Shopping for Department & Course Website Assistance
Need to make changes to your departmental web page? Could you use a hand with your course website or blog? Have questions about moving your webforms to our new secure server? Do wiki formatting woes keep you awake at night? We have the solution — a peaceful place where you can work on your pages […]…Continue Reading For Staff & Faculty: One Stop Shopping for Department & Course Website Assistance
A recipe to keep mites off your cheese, circa 1778
In the same year that Captain Cook sailed to Hawaii and Great Britain declared war on France, Helen Weldon started her recipe book in Bath, England on January 29, 1778. In addition to keeping mites off your cheese, she includes recipes for Mock Turtle (Calves head) soup, Onion Soop [sic] and raspberry vinegar “for those who want a […]…Continue Reading A recipe to keep mites off your cheese, circa 1778