How Sierra Gold Made California and Remade America
American California was defined by the Gold Rush. That event landed at a very special time, the interregnum between Mexican and American rule. That timing led to profound changes in […]
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Houdini’s Library
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Dr. Eric Colleary When Harry Houdini died on Halloween 1926, he left behind one of the greatest private libraries of magic, spiritualism, and […]
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Assailing Mists of Tradition: The Deseret Alphabet Experience
Book Club of CaliforniaFollowing the 1847 establishment of a community in the Salt Lake Valley by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church leaders established the University of Deseret. Its Board […]
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Martha Driver: Caxton’s Translations
Sponsored by FABS Nov 9 FABS Handpress Era Group: Martha Driver “Caxton in Draft.” Martha will speak about William Caxton's translations, which are often said to be unoriginal and very […]
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Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview With Suzanne Karr Schmidt Grolier member Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library Curator of Rare Books, will give a talk on her discoveries about centuries […]
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Gabriel Swift on A Triple Volley of Musketry: Curating & Collecting American Independence
Caxton ClubNovember Midday Program January 3. Princeton, New Jersey. They take the field. One side wearing blue uniforms. The other red. A victory today . . . but the series isn’t […]
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Spelunking Rob Roy Kelly’s collection; or, Adventures in typographic realia
Book Club of CaliforniaRob Roy Kelly’s published research — including American Wood Type 1828–1900 (1969) — helped fuel a revival of interest in nineteenth-century American printing types. His work continues to be an […]
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FABS Bindings Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS Nov 19 FABS Bindings Group: This group devoted to the art, craft and history of bookbinding meets monthly on Zoom at 4:30pm PST. To join their mailing […]
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FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS Nov 19 Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for congenial discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
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Deep Time in the Mono Lake Basin: Nature and History over the Last 10,000 Years
Book Club of CaliforniaIn this sweeping environmental history of the Mono Lake Basin, Robert B. Marks reveals a larger story of how human actions and natural forces shape the environment. He begins with […]
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FABS Living With Books Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS Nov 23 FABS Living With Books Group. NOTE NEW TIME OF 5:00pm Eastern. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the […]
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Eileen Buckholtz on “Queens of Code”
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Our speaker for December 15, 2036 is author Eileen Buckholtz. Her 2026 book, Queens of Code, explores the increasingly important role of women in the […]