Paper Conservation: Saving Historic Newspapers From Loss
Beyond the acquisition and digital preservation of historic newspapers, Rag Linen also physically conserves the original printed artifacts for future generations. Early newspapers were printed on durable rag linen paper and often bound by institutions for long-term storage; however, these newspapers survived countless natural and man-made disasters, including major wars, floods and fires, so many ...
Rag Linen’s Twitter Top 50 on History
Highlighting the best of the best history Twitter feeds, below are Rag Linen’s Twitter Top 50 on History (in no particular order), representing our favorite history-related microbloggers. The list includes educators, historians, authors, enthusiasts, institutions, reenactors, students, genealogists, tour guides and more. Given the content of raglinen.com, there is a clear slant toward 18th century ...
The Rag Linen iPhone App in 1770
I traveled to Boston this past weekend and witnessed the annual Boston Massacre reenactment commemorating the 240th anniversary of the first blood shed in the American Revolution. During my trip, I had the good fortune of meeting the historians behind TeachHistory, Boston 1775 and Lessons on Liberty. I was honored to learn that Gary Gregory, ...
The Charters of Freedom: No Photos Allowed
Thanks to the tip from @bostonhistory, we learned today that photographs and video will be banned in the Rotunda of the National Archives, home to the original Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. The ban goes into effect February 24, 2010. For an excellent history on the conservation and preservation of the ...
New Collection: Treaties of Peace 1783
In 1783, several treaties of peace were signed to formally end the American Revolutionary War. Since the war had become global, representatives of Great Britain first signed peace treaties with France and Spain in January of 1783. Then, in September, representatives of Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris with the United States of America. ...
Get Rag Linen on Your iPhone
To welcome the new year, we made it easier for you to get Rag Linen on the go. Just visit raglinen.com on your iPhone, iPod, Android, Storm or Pre for our new and improved mobile edition experience. Add our icon to your home screen (bookmark the site on your cell) to read our updates in ...
The First Three Collections
To kick-start 2010 and celebrate the redesign of raglinen.com, we have published three exciting new digital exhibits:
