tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post7523907902459974416..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: E: '1910 Encyclopedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition' and East Lansing, MichiganDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-73260826225990657522016-04-07T21:07:28.509-04:002016-04-07T21:07:28.509-04:00Old info from these might make for an interesting ...Old info from these might make for an interesting A to Z.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-53067996010215531892016-04-07T03:14:32.788-04:002016-04-07T03:14:32.788-04:00I love encyclopedias. I have my own version: Time ...I love encyclopedias. I have my own version: Time Life's "Mysteries of the Unexplained" set, complete with index. It serves me very well, especially at A to Z time. Hello, letter X!J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-18202029171220364172016-04-06T22:11:38.224-04:002016-04-06T22:11:38.224-04:00This is so cool because you get to see the world f...This is so cool because you get to see the world from that time. I'm glad your son wants them. I have the volumes from the early 70's and I love themBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-39126113178149485382016-04-06T20:24:05.147-04:002016-04-06T20:24:05.147-04:00I love old maps and old books-how nice your son wa...I love old maps and old books-how nice your son wants the vintage books. A trip down memory lane-thank you!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-88739528528136938972016-04-06T19:06:10.148-04:002016-04-06T19:06:10.148-04:00Homeschooling must keep you busy.Homeschooling must keep you busy.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-75740272110543382132016-04-06T17:32:48.931-04:002016-04-06T17:32:48.931-04:00Thanks for the compliment.Thanks for the compliment.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-57982181162345260722016-04-06T13:33:25.266-04:002016-04-06T13:33:25.266-04:00How cool that your son is interested in them. I im...How cool that your son is interested in them. I imagine they'll be valuable someday (if not already). You don't see too many encyclopedias around people's homes anymore.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-5527330208820686362016-04-06T12:14:39.625-04:002016-04-06T12:14:39.625-04:00I do love old maps! I spent a lot of time over the...I do love old maps! I spent a lot of time over them when I was a kid, planning expeditions :) I don't know if kids these days still do that...<br /><br />@TarkabarkaHolgy from <br /><a href="http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Multicolored Diary</a> <br /><a href="http://hungarykum.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MopDog</a><br />A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-70290564187277374642016-04-06T11:22:14.088-04:002016-04-06T11:22:14.088-04:00When I was 16 I wanted an Encyclopedia for my birt...When I was 16 I wanted an Encyclopedia for my birthday... Encyclopedias were very expensive and my parents didn't have much to spend. Still at Sinterklaas (the Dutch Santa Clause on Dec. 5th) I got my 10 volumes of my very own Encyclopedia. I have always been curious about why the things are like they are and I still use them, almost 40 years later...<br /><br />Enjoyed your post very much<br />Han van Meegeren at hanvanmeegeren.blogspot.nl (caution: adult content)Han Jansz. van Meegerenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232852677191131702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-62013524418622697992016-04-06T08:45:25.139-04:002016-04-06T08:45:25.139-04:00Another blogger and I have voiced regrets about th...Another blogger and I have voiced regrets about throwing out Golden books. I wish I had kept so much more than I did.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-37213465437748812812016-04-06T08:43:05.050-04:002016-04-06T08:43:05.050-04:00I love old books and old maps. You are fortunate ...I love old books and old maps. You are fortunate that one of your sons wants the set. They are links to a past. Without those links, we will lose ourselves. Too many people keep things for their children and then no one wants the treasures. It's happened in my family and, after a class at the senior center on clutter, it's been happening to quite a lot of people. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-33510614702781635652016-04-06T07:48:32.262-04:002016-04-06T07:48:32.262-04:00The maps are a real treasure. Thanks for stopping...The maps are a real treasure. Thanks for stopping by.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-50182649994110463682016-04-06T07:43:21.212-04:002016-04-06T07:43:21.212-04:00Thanks.Thanks.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-28469465725176622022016-04-06T07:42:51.135-04:002016-04-06T07:42:51.135-04:00As much as I enjoy these, how I wish I had the int...As much as I enjoy these, how I wish I had the internet when I was in school.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-46388208132715957432016-04-06T07:42:15.142-04:002016-04-06T07:42:15.142-04:00I always envied the friends who had the new editio...I always envied the friends who had the new editions. But then they tossed them and got 'newer' editions. I am so happy I have these old books.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-60697867526786728302016-04-06T07:41:28.091-04:002016-04-06T07:41:28.091-04:00They are collector's items. Wish I had the le...They are collector's items. Wish I had the leather bound version.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-59671527591885925052016-04-06T07:39:28.365-04:002016-04-06T07:39:28.365-04:00Small world! My son got his PhD at MSU! My grandda...Small world! My son got his PhD at MSU! My granddaughter was born in Lansing. And that map even has Cornwall, Ontario on it. Great post. Thanks for sharing. https://mhsusannematthews.wordpress.com/ Susanne Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068721366840259361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-19976695674892015352016-04-06T07:34:38.209-04:002016-04-06T07:34:38.209-04:00We had - I think - 26 volumes of the Encyclopedia ...We had - I think - 26 volumes of the Encyclopedia Brittanica, and what a treasure! Loved "roaming " through the volumes. No Google, no problem! Great series, Denise.Martha Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816162715577111411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-49831143750503966762016-04-06T07:25:11.522-04:002016-04-06T07:25:11.522-04:00I like the map as I love looking at them. And I al...I like the map as I love looking at them. And I also have a set of Encylpopaedias that my mother in law gave me. As they was my husbands when he was a child. And my son uses them in Homeschooling. In addition to the computer. Glenda Cateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432230990319413441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-19308484309008344722016-04-06T03:15:24.111-04:002016-04-06T03:15:24.111-04:00What a lovely gift and now a family heirloom it se...What a lovely gift and now a family heirloom it seems :) I have several Encyclopaedias in the library downstairs, but they are all single book, single topic modern things. Google is probably better for info than they are :).<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-49140448526377970062016-04-06T00:44:33.423-04:002016-04-06T00:44:33.423-04:00Wow! I have never had an encyclopedia of my own, b...Wow! I have never had an encyclopedia of my own, but some of my friends did and I remember envying them. Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582482381203565646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-45933181335341518872016-04-06T00:23:07.256-04:002016-04-06T00:23:07.256-04:00Oh my gosh; these might be considered a collector&...Oh my gosh; these might be considered a collector's item?? I remember we had World Book Encyclopedias and how we all looked forward to the yearly updates they would send out so we could look through the pages of them. Sadly the "younger" generations haven't had this experience of encyclopedias and find a lot of their stuff on the Internet.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com