On March 21st, I opened up my email and found a note and surprise image from Sandra deVise. People who have gone down to the Cincinnati Museum Center over the years and made use of the Cincinnati History Library and Archives will know her better as Mickey. The Library, formerly known as The Cincinnati Historical … [Read more…]
The Seasons Retirement Communities in Kenwood asked me to come back and I was pleased to present my PowerPoint program on Monday, March 5th. The people in the audience – women and men! – enjoyed a lovely luncheon of tea sandwiches, assorted fresh fruit and desserts while I provided a brief look at what downtown … [Read more…]
On Wednesday, January 21st, I did something a little bit different – I gave a presentation at the Taft Museum about one of my previous books, Virginia Bakery Remembered. There is a connection: As mentioned in Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati, the McAlpin’s Tea Room in the 1990s served bran muffins that were made … [Read more…]
The Lunch & Learn class gathered at noon on Thursday, January 25th. I was invited to join them for the meal, and following that I spoke about Cincinnati’s bygone department stores and tearooms. There are a few new photos in my PowerPoint presentation that I think make the talk more interesting. It’s fun to hear … [Read more…]
There’s a new exhibit at the Main Library that’s downtown on Vine Street – Living on the Air in Cincinnati: Cincinnati’s Broadcasting History. As described on their website, “The Library is partnering with Media Heritage for an exhibit featuring photographs and original artifacts from local shows and stations. The exhibit will be on display in … [Read more…]
On the evening of November 15th, I took a ride out to Green Township to speak at the Nathanael Greene Lodge with a group of people who belong to the Pioneer Antique & Hobby Association. As someone who’s not familiar with that side of town, I felt like I was on my own pioneer adventure … [Read more…]
On November 8th 2017, I gave my PowerPoint presentation to a lovely group of women who belong to an international women’s organization, the P.E.O. Sisterhood, that focuses on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. As has happened at some other presentations, I saw people whom I haven’t seen in years while others came up … [Read more…]
On November 3rd I headed north to Wooster, Ohio, so that I could participate in the Buckeye Book Fair. On Friday evening, at the authors’ reception, I got to meet and speak with lots of other authors – some of them were actually staying at the same Bed & Breakfast, the Market Street Inn (http://www.marketstreetinnwooster.com/), … [Read more…]
Glendale’s Lyceum Book Club invited me to be the guest of honor at their monthly meeting on November 1st. I was, of course, very pleased that they had chosen my book. Many of the ladies came dressed in “proper tearoom attire” of hats and gloves, and the refreshments included tearoom finger sandwiches with cucumber slices and … [Read more…]
On Saturday, October 28th, I participated in the 11th annual Books by the Banks event, a celebration of books and reading that takes in the Duke Energy Convention Center every October in Cincinnati. My table location put me next to some very interesting people: The author to my left was Judy Kuhn, author of The Other UC and … [Read more…]