Incidently, today in "The Herald" (8/24/04)
GLENMORANGIE, one of Scotland's best-known whisky brands, will today be put
up for sale.
Sources confirmed last night that the 300-year-old company, which employs
almost 400 people and has bases in Tain, Ross-shire and Broxburn, West
Lothian, will go on the market.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/22601.shtml
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alasdair Brooks" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 22 Aug 2004 to 23 Aug 2004 (#2004-214)
> I can't help but notice that everyone's assuming that our
> 1905 whiskey drinker is consuming American rye/bourbon -
> though it's admittedly implied that he (she?) is drinking an
> American or Irish product through the use of the 'whiskey'
> spelling.
>
> But might I lightly suggest the possibility that our whisky
> (without the 'e') drinker of 1905 might have been drinking
> Scotch?
>
> Any number of existing distilleries trace their history to
> the 19th (or even 18th) century, so it shouldn't be very
> difficult to find an appropriate brand. The chosen brand
> might also potentially say a lot about the character of the
> person in question... Someone who chose to drink an Islay
> malt (Ardbeg, anyone?) might be a very different person from
> someone who chose one of the better-known Speyside
> distelleries.
>
> And there's a whole world of blended Scotch out there as
> well...
>
> Alasdair Brooks
>
>
>
> >From: Allen Vegotsky <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >~~~~
> >Cathy, Your friend could contact Robert E. Snyder about the
> whiskey
> >question, since he is an expert on late 19th, early 20th
> century whiskeys.
> >He has written 2 books on the subject and heads the Snyder
> Whiskey Research
> >Center, 4235 West 13th, Amarillo, TX 79106. (I hope the
> address is still
> >current.) In his book on whiskey advertising called
> "Whiskey Paper)
> >(Published by the author in 1980), he lists and dates
> several whiskeys sold
> >around 1905. These include Detrick's Old Reserve (wholesale
> price: $1.25
> >per quart in 1909), Sherwood Distillery's Copper Distilled
> Pure Rye Malt
> >Whiskey (advertised in 1904), Old Bradlee Rye Whiskey
> (advertised in 1907),
> >Cyrus Noble Old Bourbon Whiskey (adv. in 1903), Duffy's
> Pure Malt Whiskey (a
> >major product for many years- at least from 1850 to 1910),
> among many
> >others.
> >Allen Vegotsky
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Cathy Spude" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:33 AM
> >Subject: Quality whiskey and cigars
>
>
> > HISTARCHers:
> >
> > I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd like to know
> the brand name
> > of a good quality whiskey and cigar from about 1905. Can
> anyone help?
> >
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> > Catherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨ Cultural
> Resources Management ¨
> > National Park Service â?" Intermountain Region ¨
> 505.988.6831Voice ¨
> > 505.988.6876 Fax
> > The National Park Service cares for special places saved
> by the American
> > people so that all may experience our heritage.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:36:37 -0500
> > From: Dlbrowma <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Yahoo!
> >
> >
> >
> > The original document has been removed from this
> > message.
> > The document was removed because
> >
> > A VIRUS WAS DETECTED IN YOUR E-MAIL: Found
> > the W32/Bagle.aa@MM virus !!!
> >
> > The name of the original document was
> > text_document.scr
> >
> > - ASU Postmaster
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:27:06 -0700
> > From: George Myers <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: 9/11 Commission report and archaeology
> >
> >
> > Continuing with the historic dendrochronology theme,
> > recently on PBS television, was the premiere of "History
> > Detectives" which used historic wood samples to try to
> > determine the age of a house reputed to have been the
> > residence of a New England woman tried for "witchcraft"
> > (incidently, America's once "youngest woman dean" of a
> > college wrote a thesis on the regional agrarian economics
> > behind so-called "witchcraft" trials in New England. I
> > think it was called "Peace Like A River" its been quite a
> > number of years since we briefly met. No, you can't give
> > away or "underbid" the commonwealth's produce without
> > consequences, in the nascent market system, it seemed.)
> >
> > Recently in the "Council for Northeast Hitorical
> > Archaeology Newsletter" (June 2004 Number 58 page 7) it's
> > reported:
> >
> > Above-ground Archaeology: Dendrochronology Testing on
> > Eastern Long Island
> >
> > November 2003 was an exciting time for seven of the
> > oldest structures on the North and South Forks. Dan Miles
> > and Michael Washington of the Oxford Dendrochronology
> > Laboratory of Oxford, England, brought their skills and
> > equipment to the Terry-Mulford House in Orient, the Old
> > House in Cutchogue, Sylvestor Manor on Shelter Island, the
> > Halsey House in Southampton, and the Mulfred FArm, Home
> > Sweet Home Museum and the GArdiner Brown House in East
> > Hampton.
> > Including the seven Long Island structures, 60 homes
> > have been dated in the United States. An example of this
> > method's accuracy is the dating of the Jonathan Fairbanks
> > house in MAsechusetts, thought to be theoldest in New
> > England, to 1641 rather than 1637 date formerly attached
> > to it. Due to a large backlog of work, answers to the
> > dates of Long Island houses will not be availableuntil the
> > summer of 2004. They are eagerly awaited by the house
> > owners, as so little is known about the construction of
> > many of them. Each of the societies and owners of the
> > structures had to raise $ 2,000 - $ 3,000 to pay for the
> > coring and analysis.
> > The dendrochronologists were very impressed with the
> > quality and datability of the Long Island houses tested,
> > as very few historic houses are suitable for this
> > technique. The Oxford Laboratory group has tested, among
> > others, the Tower of London, Anne Hathaway's house (which
> > was not found to be her home, as it was too "young"), and
> > over 598 other structures in England.
> > -30-
> >
> > I just returned from digging 50' interval shovel tests
> > over the former "Phipps Estate" (friends of Scottish,
> > Andrew Carnegie I was told) in Old Westbury, NY, near Glen
> > Cove Road and Red Ground Road, being developed by Kean
> > Developers, just this last three weeks or so. I, in my
> > experience, having grown up appreciative of the "natural"
> > environment of Long Island, having moved to it from a
> > constantly sunlit apartment in the South Bronx, (near
> > where the US Capitol dome was forged and assembled, by
> > Janes and Kirtland and the Lincoln Memorial scuplted (and
> > others), on E. 142nd Street by the Piccirilli brothers,
> > recently renamed after them (RAI TV, 8/22/04 broadcast see
> > also
> > www.thevillager.com/villager_9/overarchingambition.html),
> > Greenhouse Consultants, Inc. contracted to do survey work,
> > I was astonished by the size and presumed age of the
> > thousands of large trees there, each with a recent
> > aluminum nail and tag, and suggest here that the data
> > might be supplemented with the information that might be
> > available from these "giants" like I've not seen much
> > elswhere, even in the Catskills.
> >
> > (It was also announced in the NY Times that former
> > Governor Kean of NJ will resign next year as President of
> > Drew University, referred to in the previous part of the
> > thread, and has no ambition for the Governorship again, it
> > becoming a recently announced vacancy. I apologize for any
> > pain caused anyone by associating his co-authorship of the
> > 9/11 report with hisorical archaeology, but only offered
> > it as information in the public domain).
> >
> > George Myers
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:33:04 -0600
> > From: Cathy Spude <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > HISTARCHers:I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd
> > like to know the brand name ofa good quality whiskey and
> > cigar from about 1905. Can anyone help?CathyCatherine
> > Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨ Cultural Resources
> > Management ¨National Park Service â?"
> Intermountain
> > Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨505.988.6876 Fax The
> > National Park Service cares for special places saved by
> > the American people so that all may
> > experience our heritage. Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:35:54
> > -0400 From: "Archaeological & Historical Consultants,
> > Inc." <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Flotation Machine
> > Available
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > I just thought I'd add my promotion to this. Aour company
> > has a float machine and I find it much better than the old
> > bucket-in-river method.
> > Not only can you use it all year round (no one wants to
> > float in a river in January), but you can also use it with
> > screens of different mesh sizes to suit your needs.
> > Melissa Diamanti
> > Archaeological and Historical Consultants, Inc.
> >
> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > >Hope nobody's offended by the advertisement, but here
> > goes ... >
> > >If anybody would like to own a Dausman Flote-Tech
> > floation machine of their >very own, this is your chance.
> > I have an older model, which is essentially and
> > >functionally identical to the brand new $5100 model. Has
> > been stored indoors >for its entire use and still does
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> > $2500.00. Located in southern Michigan, with delivery
> > available >for a small fee within a reasonable radius.
> > Please contact me by e-mail if you >are interested.
> > >
> > >Mark C. Branstner
> > >
> > >Great Lakes Research, Inc.
> > >210 E. Sherwood Road
> > >Williamston, MI 48895
> > >
> > >1.517.347.4793 / [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:42:30 -0700
> > From: Terry Ozbun <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: ACRA/SRI Educational Needs Assessment
> > Questionnaire
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 5:25 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: ACRA/SRI Educational Needs Assessment
> > Questionnaire
> >
> > EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE American
> > Cultural Resource Association and SRI Foundation
> >
> > The American Cultural Resource Association (ACRA) and the
> > SRI Foundation have established a partnership to provide
> > continuing professional education on the business aspects
> > of cultural resource management (CRM). ACRA is the
> > national trade association for the cultural resources
> > industry; one of ACRA's missions is to promote and provide
> > educational and training opportunities for the industry.
> > The SRI Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated
> > to the advancement of historic preservation through
> > research, public outreach, training, and continuing
> > professional education.
> >
> > This brief questionnaire is designed to determine what
> > kinds of training CRM professionals would like to have
> > concerning the "Business of CRM" and how they would prefer
> > to have the training delivered. In order for us to
> > provide accessible, informative, and cost effective
> > educational products, we need the input of those who will
> > be using these materials. Please take a few moments to
> > complete this questionnaire and return it to Lynne
> > Sebastian at [log in to unmask] by September 30,
> > 2004. If you have any questions, please contact Terry
> > Klein at [log in to unmask] or (505) 892-5587.
> >
> > Questionnaire
> >
> > 1. How would you characterize your professional position?
> >
> > CRM business owner - new business
> > ______ CRM business owner - established business
> > ______ Senior staff CRM business
> > ___X___ Junior staff CRM business
> > ______ Federal agency CRM staff
> > ______ State/local agency
> > CRM staff ______ Tribal
> > employee
> > ______ Other (please specify) ___________________________
> >
> > 2. The following is a list of "Business of CRM" training
> > topics. Please rank your interest in each of these topics
> > from 1 to 5, with 5 being a topic that you would be most
> > interested in pursuing and 1 being a topic in which you
> > would not be interested.
> >
> > Starting and Maintaining a CRM business
> > __1___ (assessing the market, defining your services,
> > business plans, financing, insurance, accounting)
> > Marketing Your Business
> > __2___ (marketing, networking, expanding your services,
> > teaming, subcontracting, DBE certifications)
> > Personnel/human resource issues
> > __4___
> > (hiring practices, employee handbooks, personnel
> > policies, salary determinations, benefits)
> > Contracting
> > __3___ (RFPs, proposals, project scoping, contract
> > negotiation and implementation, federal procurements,
> > budget preparation) Project management
> > __5___ (planning, budget tracking,
> > project scheduling, deliverable tracking, project closure)
> >
> > 3. Are there other Business of CRM topics that you would
> > like to see offered? Please specify:
> >
> > ____No____________________________________________________
> > ________
> >
> > 4. Which of the following would be most useful or
> > convenient for you as a means of receiving training on
> > these topics? Please rank each of the following from 1 to
> > 5, with 5 being what you consider to be the most useful or
> > convenient way to receive training and 1 the least useful
> > or convenient.
> >
> > One to two-day workshops
> > ___5___ Distance learning modules (via the Internet
> > or CDs) ___3___ A combination of distance
> > learning modules with follow-up workshops to provide more
> > in depth treatment ___1___
> >
> >
> > 5. If you ranked "workshops" as "the most useful or
> > convenient" in the previous question, which of the
> > following is the best venue for you to attend such
> > workshops? Please rank each of the following from 1 to 5,
> > with 5 being your strongest preference and 1 being venues
> > that would not work well for you.
> >
> > In conjunction with an ACRA annual meeting
> > ___5_____ In conjunction with other national
> > conferences/meetings ___3_____ In conjunction with a
> > regional conference/meeting ___4_____
> > At any major city within my region of the country
> > ___2_____
> >
> > If the location isn't important to you, please check here
> > ________
> >
> >
> > 6. Is there another type of educational product or
> > products that you would like ACRA to consider developing?
> >
> > ____no____________________________________________________
> > _______
> >
> > __________________________________________________________
> > _____
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:59:03 -0700
> > From: Terry Ozbun <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Sorry
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Sorry for posting my ACRA survey reply to the list. That
> > is what I get for trying to e-mail before my first cup of
> > coffee. Terry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:08:10 -0500
> > From: Michael Pfeiffer <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Check out the National Cigar
> > Museumhttp://www.cigarnexus.com/nationalcigarmuseum/librar
> > y/cigars.htmlSmokeSmoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer,
> > RPAOzark-St. Francis National Forests605 West Main
> > StreetRussellville, Arkansas 72801(479) 968-2354 Ext.
> > 233e-mail: [log in to unmask] is easier to get
> > forgiveness than permission.
> >
> > Cathy Spude
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > gov>
> > To Sent by:
> > [log in to unmask]
> > HISTORICAL
> > cc ARCHAEOLOGY
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > Subject >
> > Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> >
> >
> > 08/23/2004 09:33
> > AM
> >
> >
> >
> > Please respond to
> > HISTORICAL
> >
> > ARCHAEOLOGY
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > HISTARCHers:I have a friend who is writing a novel.
> > He'd like to know the b rand name ofa good quality whiskey
> > and cigar from about 1905. Can anyone help?CathyCatherine
> > Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨ Cultural Resources
> > Management ¨National Park Service â?"
> Intermountain
> > Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨505.988.6876 Fax The
> > National Park Service cares for special places saved by
> > the American people so that all may
> > experience our heritage. Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:12:35
> > -0500 From: Michael Pfeiffer <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > PS: Jim Beam has been around for a couple of hundred
> > years and the name isrecognizable by the general
> > public.Smoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer, RPAOzark-St. Francis
> > National Forests605 West Main StreetRussellville, Arkansas
> > 72801(479) 968-2354 Ext. 233e-mail:
> > [log in to unmask] is easier to get forgiveness than
> > permission.
> > Cathy Spude
> >
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > gov>
> > To Sent by:
> > [log in to unmask]
> > HISTORICAL
> > cc ARCHAEOLOGY
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > Subject >
> > Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> >
> >
> > 08/23/2004 09:33
> > AM
> >
> >
> >
> > Please respond to
> > HISTORICAL
> >
> > ARCHAEOLOGY
> > <[log in to unmask]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > HISTARCHers:I have a friend who is writing a
> > novel. He'd like to know the brand name ofa good quality
> > whiskey and cigar from about 1905. Can anyone
> > help?CathyCatherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist
> ¨
> > Cultural Resources Management ¨National Park Service
> â?"
> > Intermountain Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice
> ¨505.988.6876
> > Fax The National Park Service cares for special places
> > saved by the American people so that all may
> > experience our heritage. Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:41:32
> > -0500 From: John Dendy <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Nothing beats pre-WWI bourbon. I had a friend whose
> > grandfather left some behind. At 100+ proof, it was still
> > smoother than the current products. ----- Original Message
> > ----- From: "Michael Pfeiffer" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > PS: Jim Beam has been around for a couple of hundred
> > years and the name is
> > > recognizable by the general public.
> > >
> > >
> > > Smoke (Michael A.) Pfeiffer, RPA
> > > Ozark-St. Francis National Forests
> > > 605 West Main Street
> > > Russellville, Arkansas 72801
> > > (479) 968-2354 Ext. 233
> > > e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cathy Spude
> > > <[log in to unmask]
> > > gov>
> > > To Sent by:
> > > [log in to unmask] HISTORICAL
> > > cc
> > > ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > Subject Quality whiskey and cigars >
> > >
> > > 08/23/2004 09:33
> > > AM
> > >
> > >
> > > Please respond to
> > > HISTORICAL
> > > ARCHAEOLOGY
> > > <[log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > HISTARCHers:
> > >
> > > I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd like to
> > know the brand name of
> > > a good quality whiskey and cigar from about 1905. Can
> > anyone help? >
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > >
> > > Catherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨
> Cultural
> > > Resources Management ¨ National Park Service
> â?"
> > > Intermountain Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨
> > > 505.988.6876 Fax The National Park Service cares for
> > > special places saved by the American
> > people so that all may experience our heritage. >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:50:47 -0700
> > From: Pam Asbury-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Cathy;
> >
> > Oh, good! A fun question!
> >
> > Aside from Google, a good bookstore (Barnes & Noble,
> > Borders, Wladenbooks, etc) should have books on whiskey,
> > describing distilleries, and which would give the date
> > the distillery went into production.
> >
> > As for the cigars, with the current interest in cigars and
> > the cigar stores that have popped up all over, surely they
> > or any tobacconist (did I get that right??) could refer
> > your friend to a brand that was produced in 1900+, or has
> > been in production for more than a century.
> >
> > Pam Asbury-Smith
> > SRI Tucson
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cathy Spude" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:33 AM
> > Subject: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> >
> > > HISTARCHers:
> > >
> > > I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd like to
> > know the brand name of
> > > a good quality whiskey and cigar from about 1905. Can
> > anyone help? >
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > >
> > > Catherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨
> Cultural
> > > Resources Management ¨ National Park Service
> â?"
> > > Intermountain Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨
> > > 505.988.6876 Fax The National Park Service cares for
> > > special places saved by the American
> > people so that all may experience our heritage. >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:10:38 -0400
> > From: Allen Vegotsky <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Cathy, Your friend could contact Robert E. Snyder about
> > the whiskey question, since he is an expert on late 19th,
> > early 20th century whiskeys. He has written 2 books on the
> > subject and heads the Snyder Whiskey Research Center, 4235
> > West 13th, Amarillo, TX 79106. (I hope the address is
> > still current.) In his book on whiskey advertising called
> > "Whiskey Paper) (Published by the author in 1980), he
> > lists and dates several whiskeys sold around 1905. These
> > include Detrick's Old Reserve (wholesale price: $1.25 per
> > quart in 1909), Sherwood Distillery's Copper Distilled
> > Pure Rye Malt Whiskey (advertised in 1904), Old Bradlee
> > Rye Whiskey (advertised in 1907), Cyrus Noble Old Bourbon
> > Whiskey (adv. in 1903), Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey (a major
> > product for many years- at least from 1850 to 1910), among
> > many others.
> > Allen Vegotsky
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cathy Spude" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 10:33 AM
> > Subject: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> >
> > > HISTARCHers:
> > >
> > > I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd like to
> > know the brand name of
> > > a good quality whiskey and cigar from about 1905. Can
> > anyone help? >
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > >
> > > Catherine Holder Spude ¨ Archeologist ¨
> Cultural
> > > Resources Management ¨ National Park Service
> â?"
> > > Intermountain Region ¨ 505.988.6831Voice ¨
> > > 505.988.6876 Fax The National Park Service cares for
> > > special places saved by the American
> > people so that all may experience our heritage. >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:53:23 -0500
> > From: Dan Allen <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: EMI survey of river channels
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Hello to the List:)
> >
> > Can anyone on the list point me toward some published (or
> > grey literature) examples of electromagnetic induction
> > surveys of inland river channels. To be specific, our
> > association has been asked to conduct an EMI survey of
> > about one kilometer of river channel for the purpose of
> > identifying targets that have the potential to be Civil
> > War era artillery pieces thrown in the river by retreating
> > Confederates. Locally, the only similar survey is a scan
> > of a portion of the Tennessee River for gunboats and
> > transports, targets much larger than ours. Has this type
> > project been done elsewhere?
> >
> > Dan Allen
> > Graduate Research Assistant
> > The Center for Historic Preservation at
> > Middle Tennessee State University
> > and
> > Project Director
> > Cumberland Research Group, Inc.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "geoff carver" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:04 PM
> > Subject: alternate source for archaeological info
> >
> >
> > > the usual apologies for cross-posting
> > > i keep forgetting: there are some interesting papers
> > > available on archaeology at www.eolss.net -
> > > EOLSS (Encyclopaedia of Life Supporting Sciences) was a
> > project put together
> > > by UNESCO - they included archaeology for some reason
> > > (cultural heritage conservation goes hand with
> > > environmental, methinx), and you can get a 24-hour pass
> > > which should allow you time to download the
> > > archaeological papers at least - anyway: worth checking
> > out >
> > >
> > > geoff carver - SUNY buffalo
> > >
> > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > http://wings.buffalo.edu/~gjcarver
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:04:10 +1000
> > From: Kris Courtney <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Quality whiskey and cigars
> >
> > ~~~~
> >
> > Hi Cathy,
> >
> > Can't help with the whiskey but a thought regarding
> > the cigars: is your friend quite sure they want their
> > character to be smoking cigars?
> >
> > In 1905 they could well have been smoking a fine briar
> > pipe, or a meerschaum, and I can help you with names
> > and details - including tobacco blends - for those.
> >
> > Also, if the character is of Irish descent (possible
> > judging by the 'e' in whiskey) and depending on their
> > gender and social class they may well still have been
> > smoking a (?well-seasoned) clay pipe.
> >
> >
> > (That is, unless the character happens to be the ghost
> > of Lola Montez - in which case, by all means give her
> > a cigar!)
> >
> >
> > Kris
> >
> >
> > Cathy Spude <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > HISTARCHers:
> > >
> > > I have a friend who is writing a novel. He'd like to
> > > know the brand name of
> > > a good quality whiskey and cigar from about 1905.
> > > Can anyone help?Lola Montez---
> > >
> > >
> > > Cathy
> > >
> > >
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