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23 Apr

Posted at 12:38h in Newsletter

Do the newspaper headlines below seem too familiar with pictures of people wearing masks and church services being canceled? Perhaps your Great Grandfather is part of the gathering for a group picture after the quarterly sales meeting. They apparently didn’t know then about the 6 ft rule. by Dan Nelson on April 22, 2020 With my unique perspective that intersects with my business background, interest in history, and it impacts on business and families in the past, I went looking to see what I could find in regards to the economic impact of past epidemics. We’re all writing history right now, and there...

20 Jan

Posted at 07:13h in Newsletter

Good morning fellow skin-wearers, Have you ever heard of "Anthropodermic Bibliopegy"? I hadn’t either, but I can assure you it is not a binding option for our beautiful Dancestors Genealogy books! Skin-bound books may sound like weird artifacts that belong in Evil Dead movies or Dungeons and Dragons campaigns. But from the 1600s to 1800s, these suede-like tomes were less necromancy, more commemorative plate. And converting yourself into human moleskin upon kicking the bucket made for a heartfelt present. The pre-anesthesia surgery blog “The Chirurgeon's Apprentice” has a charming overview of the history of "anthropodermic bibliopegy," or the process of binding books with human skin. Although this process sounds gruesome to...

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