Ben Franklin and Big Data
Historian Caroline Winterer has published this article on Dr. Franklin in the December 2013 issue of Smithsonian. To search the magazine’s site for Franklin, follow this link.
A Dog Named Ben
Secretary of State John Kerry will be picking up a yellow Labrador retriever puppy to be named Ben in honor of Ben Franklin, who’s known as the “Father of the American Foreign Service” and for whom the State Department’s diplomatic state dining room is named. – See more at boston.com.
Mileposts in Bethlehem
A nice report on the Mileposts near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is online at http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/765522.txt. Here is an excerpt: I was reminded of all this today when we went on a hunt in Woodbury and Bethlehem for Benjamin Franklin milestones. My wife is working on a research project regarding these mile markers, which were first set up …
A Penny Saved
One of the most quoted Franklin saying, as in this Letter to the Editor: A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned. In Poor Richard, 1937, I find this: A Penny sav’d is Twopence clear, A Pin a day is a Groat a Year. followed by Save and have. Every little makes a mickle. In this …
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
The Papers of Benjamin Franklin: https://franklinpapers.yale.edu/ — Sponsored by the American Philosophical Society and Yale University: Digital Edition by the Packard Humanities Institute. Clearly the best and most authoritative source on Benjamin Franklin’s writings anywhere. Select Digital Edition to be taken to the Packard Humanities Institute digital text archive and/or the PHI homepage. As of …
Wrapped up in himself?
Here is a questionable quote: Benjamin Franklin said it well: “A person wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.” Years later, Harry Emerson Fosdick amended the statement to read: “A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.” OA Now: the Opelika-Auburn News. Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:29 am Walter Albritton …
Armonica on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
SALISBURY, MD — Audiences have a rare opportunity to see one of the most unique American musical instruments played in concert as the Peter and Judy Jackson Chamber Music Series presents glass armonica musician William Zeitler. Performances are 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, November 13-14, in the Great Hall of Salisbury University’s Holloway Hall. Benjamin Franklin invented …
Comments Available
This morning I received an email that a comment needed approval. It was Spam, some automated thing. The setting that new comments require approval worked — I received an email, and did not have to discover it personally. Long term, more than one person could be registered to approve or disprove comments. This will allow …
Gazettes Uploading
The uploading of scanned copies of our Gazettes is underway. The overview page is under the Articles Wanted menu. A searchable guide to contents of each issue is clearly wanted. There may be an index in the membership somewhere. I put up a link to the first PDF file to reach the website. The scans …
Find A Grave: Virtual Cemetery
The website findagrave.com contains 106 million grave records. Within the site, you may have to be logged in with a (freely available) personal user name to see it, but the Franklinians Virtual Cemetery offers a collection of graves associated with Benjamin Franklin, his parents, some associates and his descendants.