Injuries, Failed Plot Lines, and Pumpkins
HBTS: Oct. 2024 My favorite month! I love October. The weather is gorgeous, it's witchy season, it's my birthday month, hockey season...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 84 min read
Let the Ladies Play
Soon after I started playing the flute, I learned about Anna bon di Venezia (b. 1738 - d. after 1769), an Italian composer and performer....
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 105 min read
Traveler Beware
I am always struck by the precarity of travel in the 18th century. Some of the challenges are obvious, like the discomforts of traveling...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 53 min read
Summer 2024: Getting Sh*t Done (or Not)
"I'm going to use the high energy of summer to get sh*t done!" Well, that was my intent anyway. I was going to finish getting the book...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Apr 251 min read
HBTS: Fits and Starts This Spring
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Am I posting again? After a rough start to the year, things seem to be settling down just a bit, at least in some areas...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Apr 114 min read
Shipwrecks and Jenkins' Ear
The Centurion It was early days in the Seven Years War. Rumors of potential Indian attacks and anti-Catholic sentiment raised tensions...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Feb 11 min read
Flute Focused
I'm changing up the way I do History Behind the Scenes. Rather than picking a week and running with it, I'm going to gather footage...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jan 43 min read
10/10 Recommend
I've read some really good books lately that I thought some of you might be interested in too. To be clear, this isn't a book review...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Nov 9, 20231 min read
HBTS: College Visits, Hockey, and History
Wait…what's this? Another vlog, you say? Yep, I put together another vlog. It's not quite a traditional "week / day in my life" video,...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 25, 20234 min read
A Patriotic Choice
Thomas Jefferson hated Annapolis and he certainly would have hated this tavern. Clementina hated that the insufferable man was constantly...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Sisters in Printing Success
The 18th century is full of women turning their dead husband's dead businesses profitable. The novel I'm working on explores the lives of...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 6, 20231 min read
This Week in History: October 6, 2023
Following are some history things that caught my attention this week. Listening: I took advantage of a long road trip to catch up on some...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 27, 20231 min read
HBTS: Researching, Writing, Skating, Saving Democracy
History Behind the Scenes included: Lots of research and writing for the book A little figure skating A hike and rally in support of...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 8, 20231 min read
This Week in History: September 8, 2023
Following are some history things that caught my attention this week. LISTENING: The History of Fat: The Complex Attitudes Toward Fatness...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Imagining The Widow Abigail
If women are often considered missing from history, how do we find them? Sometimes by accident. Recently, I was researching city gardens...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Mar 7, 20234 min read
Huzzah! Shenanigans at Middleton Tavern
I spend a lot of time studying and writing about 18th century tavern keeping. Taverns of all kinds - from fancy inns to rough-and-tumble...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jul 19, 20222 min read
In the Field: The Herbs, Teas, and Arts Festival at Montpelier
Spring has sprung and it is glorious. I'm a rare and lucky resident of the DMV who doesn't suffer from allergies, so the minute the sun...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Feb 7, 20225 min read
When Women Enslaved Women
One component of the creative project I'm working on involves examining the relationship between an enslaved woman and the woman who owns...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jul 13, 20214 min read
Tavern Wenches
Can this project even happen? Getting started on a creative endeavor means getting back to basics in some surprising ways. I'm currently...
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