I liked this independent, determined woman. In the late 1990s, Mahoney, an American writer and experienced recreational rower, got the idea of rowing herself down the Nile. This is not allowed…, rampant poverty, and the restricted status of women. She quotes extensively from 19th-century European travelers, notably Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, and gives a selective history of tourism in the region (including colonialism and theft of artifacts) which puts the present-day in context. So much has changed and so much is the same. In particular, her descriptions of the river and its natural environment — the wildlife, vegetatio…
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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Saying Morton Downey Jr. was a complex man would be the understatement of the century. Son of a famous singer, Jr. began his career in show business as a vocalist…ogram. The documentary pulled many clips that made the air where Downey Jr. gets in audience members faces and says some of the most horrific and offensive things you will ever hear in your life. His show seems to be pure theater and unfortunately it paved the way for future trash television such as the Jerry Springer Show. Like him or not, Evocateur is a massively entertaining film. It’s an excellent documentary of the strange life and quick rise…
Here’s To Us
In Hilderbrand’s latest outing, three wives (two former, one current) and their children gather to mourn and celebrate the life of the man they all loved at the island home…st success by buying a cottage and building years of memories with his family. Nearly thirty years later, each of them changed by their relationship with him, his wives (high school sweetheart, award-winning actress, former nanny) address their rivalries while their children (travel writer and heroin addict, brilliant young chef, nine-year-old princess) grieve. Deacon’s best friend, manager, and executor has learned that the money is gone and the…
Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board – Minutes for May 18, 2022
Minutes Forbes Library Disability Advisory Board May 18, 2022 3PM This meeting was on Zoom Present Ben Kalish, Librarian Brian Tabor, Librarian Lisa Downing, Director Laura Bovee Anne Gancarz Keith…begin that phase of testing. Testing by folks who use assistive technology online will be particularly appreciated. Advocating for better services for the Deaf in the community Mary Jo spoke about her experience at meetings offered by various Northampton organizations, online and in person, few of which offered accommodations for Deaf or hard-of-hearing folks. She also spoke about the need for a community group for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing, re…
Applications are open for Hosmer Gallery 2019 season, through June 15
May 11, 2018 — Western Massachusetts artists in all media are eligible! Online Application and Info For Artists From May 14 through June 15, 2018, artists may apply to exhibit their work in the…ion and Info For Artists From May 14 through June 15, 2018, artists may apply to exhibit their work in the Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library next year. Submissions are due by 5 PM on June 15, 2018. Exhibits will take place between December 2018 and December 2019. Forbes is celebrating its 125th year in 2019. In recognition of this anniversary, some historical materials from the library archives will be displayed in the Gallery, alongside the work o…
Online Etymology Dictionary
Dan Harper’s Online Etymology Dictionary is one of those reference sources that is both useful and a pleasure to use. It’s primary content is, of course, dictionary entries for English…, the website also includes articles on various related topics, most recently Language in a Time of Corona, which digresses on themes suggested by the history of the various words in common use, including: “crisis” (which curiously evolved from a word meaning “sieve”), “epidemic” (a noun with an adjective’s ending), “virus” (a word that predates it’s current meaning by many centuries), “quarantine” (which originally referred to policy of isolating…
Online Local History Research
This page lists online resources for your local history research. For assistance with local history or genealogy research: visit the Hampshire Room for Local History call 413-587-1014 email us at archives@forbeslibrary.org For…This page lists online resources for your local history research. For assistance with local history or genealogy research: visit the Hampshire Room for Local History call 413-587-1014 email us at archives@forbeslibrary.org For more information on local history resources at Forbes Library see our Local History page. Northampton Area Statewide and Regional Resources…
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Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…Access these online programs and databases to explore scientific wonders, learn languages, and more!…
Online Genealogy Resources
This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….This list of recommended online genealogy resources is a great place to begin your research. For more genealogy resources, read about genealogy research at Forbes Library….
Local History at Forbes Library
Map of Northampton, 1875. From the Hampshire Room for Local History. Forbes Library maintains a sizable local history collection covering Northampton and Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Physical collections | Virtual collections…life of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States. Digital and Online Collections Online Special Collections Portal Starting in 2022, we transitioned to the Argus Collection Management System. This portal allows you to search over 14,000 items from the library’s special collections which have been digitized, as well as born-digital materials documenting more recent events and places. It also includes images of the library’s Fine Arts c…
Online Genealogy Resources
Online Genealogy Resources…Online Genealogy Resources…
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