A Home Town Is Born
This is an interesting account of what happened when a company town was sold to its tenants. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: a-home-town-is-born.pdf
Fishing in Paris
There are many ways of fishing, however, American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck preferred the Parisian style of fishing. In this essay, he describes with his unique perceptive and in humorous fashion, how different it is from the American and British styles of fishing; here presented in Anniversary Gregg and transcribed by me…
A Little Shakespeare
Here is the well-known “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet, transcribed by me in Anniversary. I’ve used a Sharpie Roller 0.5 mm pen which has a slightly thicker line than I’m used to, but of all the pens I’ve tried out this is the only one that never skips. Attachment: to-be-or-not-to-be.pdf
Walt Disney Goes to War
This excellent article by American writer J. P. McEvoy describes Walt Disney’s early days and how he eventually became involved in the war effort. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: walt-disney-goes-to-war.pdf
A Letter from Santa Claus
This entertaining letter from the pen of Mark Twain was addressed to his daughter Susie. Here it is in Anniversary Gregg, transcribed by me for the blog. Attachment: a-letter-from-santa-claus.pdf
Weider’s Home Gym ad
From the 1960’s. Motivation to exercise after Thanksgiving dinner (or any other time). Attachment: weider-home-gym.pdf
The Mayflower
This article from the editors of History.com explains the history of the Mayflower and its role in the settlement of the New World. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-mayflower.pdf
Trick-or-treating
Here is the first section of the Wikipedia entry for Trick-or-treating, transcribed in Anniversary. I was consciously trying to fit everything on one page, so the outlines are sometimes a bit close together. Enjoy! Attachment: trick-or-treating.pdf
Daylight Savings Time
Most of us return to Standard Time next weekend, so I’ve transcribed the first few paragraphs of the Wikipedia page on Daylight Savings Time into Anniversary to give everyone a little reading practice. Enjoy! Attachment: daylight-savings-time.pdf
Discovery of the New World
In addition to his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving was a historian. In 1828 he wrote A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, a four-volume biographical account of Christopher Columbus. Here is an extract from Volume I, Book III, Chapter IV, in which Columbus…