After Covid put a stop to my giving presentations, on Saturday, January 8th, 2022, I gave my first talk in about two years to the women of the Gamma Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma – a group that promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. Thanks goes to Sue … [Read more…]
It’s the holiday season and I received a nice surprise gift from Lisa Mauch, the Media Content Specialist at the Cincinnati Public Library’s Main Downtown Branch. She put together a great collection of heirloom cookbooks in her blog post – some I remember perusing when I was doing research, and some “new” ones I hadn’t … [Read more…]
I recently received a nice, unexpected gift in the mail. Janice Forte, one of the people who contributed information used in Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, sent me a copy of the July & August 2020 Echoes Magazine, a publication of the Ohio History Connection. The Heritage Living column featured an article about Department Store Dining, … [Read more…]
I got some exciting news a few weeks ago from Arcadia Publishing: Subject: Your Arcadia title in Target stores this holiday season Date: November 7, 2019 at 4:48:46 PM EST To: “bygonetearooms@gmail.com” Hello, we’re excited to share with you the news that your title will be featured in a test Arcadia is doing with select … [Read more…]
Hi Everybody – It’s been awhile since I last posted any news – life got in the way – plus I kept waiting for some photos to be sent to me. So, here’s the story. I was asked to speak on October 18th at the Art in Bloom event at the Cincinnati Art Museum, an … [Read more…]
Several months ago I was invited to speak to the Forest Park Women’s Club, so on February 21st, I gave my first presentation of 2019. The group meets at the Forest Park Senior Center, and the ladies had put a lot of effort into highlighting the tearoom theme. Many members brought in lovely teapots to … [Read more…]
Valentine’s Day has recently passed, but candy is still on my mind. Before its days as a tearoom, the John Mullane Company originated and was well known as a candy company. Among their equipment for making hard candy were beautiful brass rollers with a variety of embossed shapes and designs, including John Mullane’s signature. Ron … [Read more…]
While shopping for some Christmas gifts, I found myself in Joseph-Beth Bookstore. My browsing led me to the table that highlights some of the books about Cincinnati. Of course, I was pleased to see Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati. There were only a couple of books left — hopefully that means they’ve sold a … [Read more…]
Since the publication of Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, I have met a lot of people who shared wonderful memories and a few who offered fun and unusual finds. A man named Steve is one of those people. After hearing about my book project, he wanted to share a photo of an item he … [Read more…]
What an enjoyable class I attended on Thursday, September 27th! It was one of OLLI’s brown bag lunch talks led by Bette Sherman. She took a large group of us on an enjoyable “car ride” (via a slide of her mother’s 1960 Lincoln Continental convertible) downtown for “a glance back at what we wore and … [Read more…]