> Lynne:
>
> This sounds like something for the History Detectives. See below for a call
> for proposals sent today by their production company on the historic homes
> list serve.
>
> Regards,
>
--
John W. Kelton
Exhibits | Graphics | Planning
256.883.6067 direct
>
> To Whom It May Concern:
> I am writing from Lion Television, an independent production company in New
> York. We are currently researching stories for the Fifth Season of PBS's
> History Detectives.
> History Detectives is a prime-time series about the discovery,
> documentation and preservation of historic American buildings and
> artifacts. Our program revolves around the investigation of questions
> posed by individuals interested in learning the history behind artifacts or
> locations and their possible historical implications.
> We are currently seeking story submissions from all over the country
> regarding historically or culturally significant American buildings or
> relics. If you, or someone you know, have an object or building that may
> have played a key part in American history, tell us about your mystery.
> The most promising ideas are historically significant, and are still
> unsolved. If you have an ongoing investigation at this time, we would love
> to be a part of it.
> Please submit questions or story ideas to [log in to unmask] I have also
> attached a flyer to pass on or use in your facility, if you feel this is
> appropriate.
> Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Kyle Silveri
>
> Kyle Silveri
> History Detectives
> Lion Television
> 304 Hudson St., Suite 505
> New York, NY 10013
> 212.206.8633 x 3878
> http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
>
> Karla Nicholson, Director of Programs, AASLH
> 1717 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203
> Phone: 615-320-3203; email: [log in to unmask]
>
> Upcoming at AASLH-Your Home for History!
>
> Hello,
> I staff our small local history museum and am enrolled in a museum
> professions graduate program. I am in the middle of the internship that is
> required for the graduate program and I am in need of help with a small
> research project, please.
> One of the objects in the collection of the museum where I am doing the
> internship is a small, ca. 1870, handwritten book of formulas for colognes and
> pharmaceuticals. One of the recipes is titled "Rail Road Pills" and while I
> don't have the ingredients in front of me, I seem to recall that it wouldn't
> help much even if I did, as they were not ingredients I recognized or could
> even read. The text below the ingredients mentions that one should take 2-3
> pills per day for 'operation on the bowels' and if one has liver problems one
> should take only one pill 'until the bowels become troublesome.'
> We Googled "Railroad Pills" in an effort to find out exactly what that
> means and we found a genealogical inquiry by someone who said her
> great-great-great grandfather was a doctor who "fell out of the medical
> profession for manufacturing 'railroad pills' and that he apparently 'made
> something and had girls selling them up and down the railroad system.' "
> A second hit was a strange story that seems to be from an 1847 issue of
> Scientific American. It mentions a man going into a drug store in Batavia NY
> and asking for 'percussion pills.' He is told that the store sells 'Lee's
> pills, Smith's pills, Maffat's pills, Railroad pills, High pressure pills,
> Headache pills ..." etc.
> Those were the only two apparently-relevant hits on the item and we are
> still not sure what they are. Can anyone help us determine what exactly
> railroad pills were?
> Thank you.
> Lynne
> ========================================================= Important Subscriber
> Information:
>
> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/
> . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a
> one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the
> message should read "help" (without the quotes).
>
> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to
> [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff
> Museum-L" (without the quotes).
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
