Category Archives: history

My Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandpa

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

When my grandmother was young, her great aunt had a picture on her wall.  My grandmother described it as a man in a feather headdress. She was told it was an ancestor of hers, and that he was a chief. … Continue reading →

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Carranza’s Last Flight

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Excerpt from Goodwill: The Flight of Emilio Carranza from Robert A. Emmons Jr. on Vimeo. For more about Emilio Carranza, go here.

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Accidental Poetry

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Lord Whimsy

Today I had the privilege of visiting Suningive at Whitesbog and leafing through the recently-rediscovered blueberry test breeding notes of Elizabeth White, who helped bring the blueberry into commercial cultivation. This book of notes was rescued from a dumpster soon … Continue reading →

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The Local Frontier, Part III: Schuylkill

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The third and final episode of my solo journey through the urban wilds of Philadelphia’s waterways. My thanks to Shawn Annable and Marc Brodzik of Woodshop Films for their hard work on this series. The Local Frontier, Episode I: Rancocas … Continue reading →

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The Local Frontier, Part II: Delaware

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The adventure continues.

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The Local Frontier, Part I: Rancocas

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

At last, the first episode of Scrapple.TV’s coverage of my expedition. Enjoy!

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Saturday Oct 29th: Ascot workshop at the Rosenbach

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Over time I’ve learned that one has to be utterly without shame with these things, so here’s my spiel: Does your wardrobe need some 19th-century flair? Have you looked in vein for something that will give you a certain vampiric … Continue reading →

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Sunday Oct 30th: Expedition Presentation at Bartram’s Garden

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

Friends: This Sunday between 1pm and 3pm I will be doing a presentation at Bartram’s Garden on the historical, aesthetic, and ecological particulars, musings, and happenstances of The Hidden River Expedition, the three-day kayak trip I made this summer through … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia’s Lost Victorian Cemetery

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

The adventures along the rivers of Philadelphia continue: this weekend, I and my good friend and fellow gentleman trespasser David explored a stretch of shoreline along the post-industrial shoreline north of Tioga Marine Terminal. After scrambling for a few hundred … Continue reading →

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Notes of a Gentleman Trespasser

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Lord Whimsy

This summer, I’ve had the privilege of joining an illustrious group of scientists and historians on their re-explorations of historical estates in and around Philadelphia, of which there are many. Some of these places we have explored exist beyond the … Continue reading →

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