A Huge Stamp of Approval for the Phila Mercury | 9 Miles Of Ephemera & Antiques

A Huge Stamp of Approval for the Phila Mercury | 9 Miles Of Ephemera & Antiques



If you are a collector, a dealer, or simply have an interest in postal history, you should know about Richard Frajola and his incredibly comprehensive website.



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Ephemera Fest 2014 Lexington, Kentucky coming May 2014

Are you anywhere near Lexington, KY on May 10th 2014? If so, check out the Ephemera Fest, where independent publishers and artists gather at the Carnegie Center. Celebrating its second year in Lexington, Kentucky, the Ephemera Fest is an educational and inspirational one-day event showcasing zines (self-published magazines), comics, and paper arts including prints, greeting cards, and other handmade items.

The event is free, open to the public, and all-ages. It will feature dozens of tables with works on display and for sale, as well as workshops, classes, film screenings and literature readings. There will also be a raffle and an interactive photo booth by Shooting Frenzy.

Co-organizer Cheyenne Hohman said, “I have always been passionate about writing and publishing zines (pronounced “zeens”), and we are excited to bring in another group of local and regional creators. We expect a significant increase in attendance this year, since the event is happening alongside May Fest.”

Hohman, along with a team of volunteers, co-organized Lexington’s first Ephemera Fest at Smiley Pete Publishing on June 1, 2013. It included 30 presenters from Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and more than 200 attendees over the course of the day.

Ephemera Fest 2014 will take place from 11am-5pm in the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning at 251 West Second Street. Table registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Proposals for workshops, readings, and other events are being considered through March 31. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are also available.

For more info and registration, see <a href="http://ephemerafest.wordpress.com">ephemerafest.wordpress.com</a> or contact ephemerafestival(at)gmail(dot)com.

A history of the modern world as told by everyday throwaway ephemera | Public Radio International

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Credit: Courtesy Philipp Penka, Special issue of a Russian emigre periodical, published from 1963-65. This issue was published a week after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The issue begins with an article entitled "Black Friday," describing the view of an Orthodox Russian emigre on the tragic events. The editors were associated with the Russian Orthodox Church abroad.

For myself, collecting Ephemera is an extremely thrilling activity because of the hunt and discovery process. Ephemera hunters are able to find magical, little pieces which in many cases document historical phenomena that aren’t yet recorded. Enjoy a bit of this experience with this article from <a href="http://www.pri.org/people/alina-simone" target="_blank">Alina Simone</a> Using interviews with collectors, Ms. Simone shows us examples of this process of piecing together our shared history.

This article shares in the ephemeral titillation felt by collectors and helps to dispel the myth out there that "everything has already been digitized and is available through Google search."

See the original article here:

<p><a href='http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-04/history-modern-world-told-everyday-throwaway-ephemera'>A history of the modern world as told by everyday throwaway ephemera | Public Radio International</a>.</p>

Ephemera & Paper Shows 2014

The 2014 Ephemera & Paper Show Calendar is up with dates for upcoming shows in January. More will be added soon!

If you have shows you want to promote please send me the pertinent info to 9MilesOfEphemera@gmail.com or leave a comment on the 2014 Ephemera and Paper Shows calendar page on the 9 Miles of Ephemera Blog

Happy and Successful New Year to All!
Cheers!
cdavid

Ephemera/34 Conference & Paper Show March 14-16, 2014

The Ephemera Society of America (ESA) will be holding its annual three-day conference and fair at Old Greenwich, CT. in mid-March 2014, devoted to sharing and exploring various aspects of ephemera, and to buying ephemera to add to or to start collections. The first day, Friday, is devoted to presentations of papers with a specific theme and to exhibits and book signings by some of our published members and speakers. Saturday and Sunday feature a two-day ephemera fair with dealers from around the world and member forums on Sunday before the fair.

The theme for the conference is “Field to Table: The Ephemera of Food and Drink.”Our essential connection to what the earth produces, and how these sustain us is at the core of our lives. Each step of the process from the field to the table represents a different aspect of our society and its values. The ephemera of food and drink illustrates the different points of view of that story, reflecting how our society has evolved. This narrative includes survival, culinary achievement, hard work, the aesthetics of food and table presentation, balance, culture, health, satisfaction and commerce. What drives us? Our needs and initiatives, the creativity of our inventions and discoveries, our passions and resources are all involved in getting things from the field to the table. Ephemera helps us follow and understand the evolution of these comestibles and potables.

More info to be found at: Ephemera Society Of America website
And at:
9 Miles Of Ephemera Blog

Celebrating 500 Likes On Facebook

I have surpassed 500 Likes on my page so until January 1st, 2014, go to my facebook page and receive a special discount on purchases from my Etsy shop.
Wishing you an Ephemerally Blissful Holiday!
Cheers
cdavid

New Exhibit of Historical Ephemera Opens at Library Company of Philadelphia

Contributed by Erika Piola, Library Company of Philadelphia

Remnants of Everyday Life: Historical Ephemera in the Workplace, Street, and Home highlights the Library Company’s vast collection of ephemera from the 18th to early 20th century. With materials ranging from throw-away items to finely printed works, Remnants of Everyday Life considers the cultural impact of advancements in mass production technologies. The exhibition will address the evolution of the graphic design of ephemera; the gendering of ephemera associated with the home, such as scrapbooks; the changing nature of leisure activities and consumerism over the course of the 19th century; and the life-cycle of commercial ephemera between the workplace, street, and home.

Remnants will exhibit broadsides, playbills, fliers, postcards, trade cards, tickets, menus, World’s Fair souvenirs, labels, stereographs, albums, scrapbooks, paper dolls and other ephemeral toys and games, and advertisements. Specific examples include the 1897 billhead for Mrs. Henrietta S. Duterte, an African American undertaker and possibly the first female embalmist in the country; examples of Victorian-era paper bags, including the then novel “Square Bag” patented in 1872; the seminal 1870 printing manual Typographia, which broke new ground for commercial graphic design—and one of the first illustrated circus posters issued in 1828.

The Library Company has one of the largest, most important and most varied collections of early American ephemera in existence. In Spring 2012, the Library Company completed a two-year project to arrange, catalog, and selectively digitize nearly 30,000 pieces of 18th- and 19th-centry ephemera funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.

An outgrowth of this project, Remnants of Everyday Life, curated by Visual Culture Program co-Directors Rachel D’Agostino and Erika Piola, is on view from Monday, May 13, through Friday, December 13, 2013. The conference Unmediated History: The Scholarly Study of 19th-Century Ephemera co-sponsored by the Library Company’s Visual Culture Program (VCP at LCP) and The Ephemera Society of America scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition will be held September 19-20, 2013.The exhibition and its accompanying programming are supported by funds from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
From: Delaware Valley Archivists Group