Research
After a hiatus in the fall, I’ve now returned to organizing the documents I photographed on a trip to Philadelphia last year, visiting the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the papers of Benjamin Rush, Henry Drinker, and other Philadelphians who in the 1790s funded attempts to replace cane sugar with maple sugar “plantations.” This was a followup to April’s trip to the Hartwick College archives, trawling the William Cooper papers for material on his maple sugar scheme of 1790-1791.
Reading
- Tade Thompson, Rosewater Insurrection
- Paul Krause, The Battle For Homestead, 1880-1892: Politics, Culture, and Steel
Recently finished
- Tade Thompson, Rosewater
Listening
Watching
- New Japan Pro Wrestling: Wrestle Kingdom: The biggest event of the year.
- Tour de Ski: Like the Tour de France, but on skis. Part of the cross-country skiing World Cup.
Updated Friday, 3 January 2019
