Author Archives: Lynne Stuart
Walking Back in Time
Charles Carroll, Jr. of Homewood (1775-1825), like many gentlemen of his time, was caught up in the excitement of current horticultural developments. He experimented with new varieties of plants, grafted roses, designed vegetable gardens, and planted an orchard at Homewood. … Continue reading
Daffodils
Daffodils — or affodills as they were once spelled – are the harbingers of spring. Their tips poke up out of the ground in late winter and wait for warmer weather to burst into bloom. Their yellow blossoms stand out … Continue reading
Hours of Good Listening with Streaming Media
Today music is everywhere — cars, elevators, shopping malls and more. With streaming media resources, the library can offer you a personal playlist that may be very different than what you would typically encounter. For example, search the Naxos Music Library’s comprehensive … Continue reading
Christmas Celebrations
Every December, the Homewood Museum is decorated by the Homeland Garden Club “in the spirit of” Christmas at the turn of the 19th century. Arrangements of magnolia leaves, evergreen boughs, and holly decorate tables, window sills, and fireplace mantles. People … Continue reading
If Walls Could Talk: A History of Homewood House
Homewood House is the iconic building right next door to the Eisenhower Library – its design and style influenced and in some way defined the architecture of the entire Homewood campus. It has stood for 211 years, with its solid … Continue reading
Wine: a Library Collection Taste Test
Wine – red, white, rose, sparkling — so many choices — so much fun. However, there is a serious and academic side to wine and wine making as demonstrated in a new addition to our journal collection, Journal of Wine … Continue reading
The Weather
A “hot” topic of recent conversations has been the weather. Unusually high temperatures have been hard on corn crops and on us humans. Storms that have uprooted trees and knocked out the power for thousands of people across the country; … Continue reading
National Parks, Historic Sites, & Monuments
From its beginnings the US government has designated land for public use. In 1790, land for Washington, D.C., was set aside for the building of the country’s capitol. Then, in 1832, the Hot Springs Reservation was established in Arkansas. During … Continue reading
GIS Mapping Display
GIS is mapping software that is used to create maps from a wide variety of data. Who at Hopkins is using GIS and how? The GIS and Data Services Unit in the Eisenhower Library has created a space to display … Continue reading
New Mapping Tools
Do you need a map to illustrate an area’s changing demographics? Or you want to map how many pizza parlors are in your neighborhood? The library now subscribes to two new databases that provide user-friendly mapping programs as well as the capability … Continue reading