{"id":5032,"date":"2019-11-01T14:25:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2019-11-01T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T14:25:34","slug":"friday-roundup-curated-reading-and-watching-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/?p=5032","title":{"rendered":"Friday Roundup: Curated Reading and Watching Selections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you missed Carl Ekberg&#8217;s presentation in September on <strong>&#8220;George Washington and the Making of Winchester,&#8221;<\/strong> we were informed the program will be running again on C-SPAN Sunday, November 3 at 8 PM and midnight. Check it out if you get the chance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Larry Webb once again provided us images from the <strong>2019 Battle of Cedar Creek<\/strong>. You can check out the photos on our <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmHQZHqX\">Flickr album<\/a> and the top of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/phwinc\/\">photo stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.savingplaces.org\/blogs\/special-contributor\/2019\/09\/26\/building-tomorrows-heritage-architectural-myopia\">Building Tomorrow\u2019s Heritage: Correcting \u201cArchitectural Myopia\u201d<\/a> is part of a series about compatible new development in historic districts. This is often a topic of discussion in Winchester surrounding our historic district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar vein, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2019\/10\/the-beauty-of-degraded-art.html\">The Beauty of Degraded Art: Why We Like Scratchy Vinyl, Grainy Film, Wobbly VHS &amp; Other Analog-Media Imperfection<\/a> may explain why humans prefer old places &#8211; the wear and imperfections of an old place are nostalgic and comforting reminders of our past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for a short road trip, you may want to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/the-camera-heritage-museum\">Camera Heritage Museum<\/a> in Staunton. They are currently on vacation, but the museum is open six days a week and showcases thousands of cameras from the high tech to your everyday Brownie. We know we have many photographic enthusiasts in our ranks who may enjoy a look back at the cameras of yesteryear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we put the final touches on the Holiday House Tour booklet, we thought this video and article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2019\/10\/how-magazine-pages-were-created-before-computers.html\">How Magazine Pages Were Created Before Computers: A Veteran of the <em>London Review of Books<\/em> Demonstrates the Meticulous, Manual Process<\/a> was fitting. Digital copy and pasting is much easier than the manual version!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And just for fun to round out Halloween week is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/searching-spook-lights-southern-georgia\">Searching for \u2018Spooklights\u2019 in Southern Georgia<\/a>. Not only is it a look at this strange phenomenon, but also tells the story of a small, forgotten town that is more known today for its ghost lights than the people who lived and worked there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you missed Carl Ekberg&#8217;s presentation in September on &#8220;George Washington and the Making of Winchester,&#8221; we were informed the program will be running again on C-SPAN Sunday, November 3 at 8 PM and midnight. Check it out if you get the chance! 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