John LinstromArchives and Apples in the Electric Text Podcast, and Stempien’s Videos ContinueThe semester is not only in full swing, but has somehow entered midterm season. I am in my first semester of neither teaching nor…4 min read·Oct 18, 2017----
John LinstromArchival Summer, Week 7–8: Bailey the Poet, plus a Bailiwick orchard remnantI would like to get past the mistaken idea that Liberty Hyde Bailey’s poetry is not worth reading.10 min read·Aug 10, 2017----
John LinstromArchival summer, week 6: the place of place, in research and lifeLast night I felt tired. It was a good tired. I had managed to fit into the afternoon a trip to the Ithaca Farmers Market for some fresh…10 min read·Jul 30, 2017----
John LinstromArchival Summer, Week 5: Vocational passions, the “amateur,” and an unknown Bailey lectureIt’s funny how the best documents appear on accident at the end of the day. You’re tired, you’ve been sifting through a marginally or only…11 min read·Jul 20, 2017----
John LinstromArchival Summer, Week 4: Archives, Ice Sheets, and the Conservator’s EthicAs many already know, scientists confirmed today that an iceberg larger than the state of Delaware broke away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf…8 min read·Jul 13, 2017----
John LinstromMidwest Interlude: Perspective, through ASLE, friends, and familyI’m a firm believer that the best academic work flows from and feeds into what we often call our “personal” lives. Thursday evening I…9 min read·Jul 2, 2017----
John LinstromNew Project Alert! “In Search of Liberty Hyde Bailey” by John StempienHi, all! Sorry for the silence during my recent two weeks of traveling around the upper Midwest. I’ll have a post together about that…2 min read·Jul 1, 2017----
John LinstromDay 9 in the archives: resisting the desire to “own” the documentArchival research is a treasure hunt, but with the important caveat that you don’t get to take home the treasure you dig up. The value of…7 min read·Jun 15, 2017----
John LinstromDay 8 in the archives: Bailey and the BardIn 1888, Liberty Hyde Bailey had a big transition to make. He had accepted a new position, after just two and a half years of professorial…6 min read·Jun 13, 2017----
John LinstromVermont Interlude: “Environmental” Writers at Bread Loaf OrionOne day after my return, I can imagine no adequate way to articulate the full gift that was the Bread Loaf Orion Environmental Writers’…7 min read·Jun 11, 2017----