(I am actively looking for employment opportunities. If you know of one that might be a good fit, please let me know.) Introduction: Map of Jewish Holiday Notices in Newspapers In my last post, I summarized why Jewish holidays would ever be announced in a newspaper in the United States, pre-1865, in a place like Wheeling, West Virginia or Olympia, […]
Jewish Holiday Notices in Newspapers – Part II
Post Roads 1839
Before I begin: PLEASE NOTE: I am also looking for paid summer internships that have a map making component. I can send my resume and anything else if you are interested. Tweet, email, you know the drill… Hi Everyone, It has been a while. Not only did I complete my first semester of junior year, but I have been mastering the art […]
Government Dealings
Things have been pretty interesting around here. Last week I tried calling the Postal Service Historian. Turns out, there’s no number for that person, so I called the general USPS number. Needless to say, the many people I talked to on the phone told me that even if I went up through the totem poll, I’d never get to the […]