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Month: August 2020

  • Weekly Roundup August 23 – August 29

    Welcome to the weekly roundup on Ink in the Archives! Every week I will share what I’ve been up to and interested in and ask you to fill me in on your week too. Eventful Events and Happening Happenings This weekend I’m heading out to our cabin! I baked a bunch of goodies to take… →

  • Identifying a Family Photograph

    One of my classes this semester is a photography preservation class. Part of doing archival work around photographs involves identifying different photography processes. There are many ways of making a photograph, even from the earliest days of photography in 1839. Some photographs are one of a kind objects, other photography techniques involve creating a photo… →

  • Weekly Roundup August 16-August 22 — A Lot of Links

    Welcome to the weekly roundup on Ink in the Archives! Every week I will share what I’ve been up to and interested in and ask you to fill me in on your week too. Eventful Events and Happening Happenings This week was the start of a new semester, and consequently I feel like I suddenly… →

  • Baking for Bookworms: Making Sourdough from Sourdough by Robin Sloan

    “I needed a more interesting life. I could start by learning something. I could start with the starter.” ― Robin Sloan, Sourdough Sourdough bread has become something of a fad these days, so much so that there have been flour shortages as everyone else has discovered the benefits of baking on the soul, if not the waistline.… →

  • Bi-Weekly Roundup August 2 – 15 A Weekend Away and Some Melodramas

    Welcome to the weekly roundup on Ink in the Archives! Every week I will share what I’ve been up to and interested in and ask you to fill me in on your week too. Eventful Events and Happening Happenings Last weekend my partner and I headed up to my family’s property near Yosemite. It had… →

  • Why Do Libraries Get Rid of Books?

    There is always a lot of controversy when public libraries (or really any libraries) get rid of books. In 2015, the Berkeley Public Library chief resigned due to controversy over weeding books. This was due largely to his behavior and attitude around removing thousands of books, but there are many stories about community members being… →

  • Weekly Roundup: July 26 – August 1 Zany Comedies and Dropping off Library Books

    Welcome to the weekly roundup on Ink in the Archives! Every week I will share what I’ve been up to and interested in and ask you to fill me in on your week too. Eventful Events and Happening Happenings After several months of saying that there was no need to return books, the library finally… →