Posted by: Nadia Kousari, Collections Specialist on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 12:00:00 am
Several different types of photographs are represented in the Minnetrista Heritage Collection, including daguerreotype, ambrotypes, cartes de visite, snapshots and much more. This is the first of several articles describing different types of photos.
Ambrotypes are an early type of photograph, first used in 1851. Some critics have proclaimed the ambrotype to be inferior to its predecessor, the daguerreotype. It was, however, a cheaper and faster photographic process than the daguerreotype, which as a result, made it a popular choice of the general public. The ambrotype does share some of the similarities of the ...
Posted by: Stephanie Fisher on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 12:00:00 am
Every year for Summer Stage Fest at Minnetrista, we have the distinct honor of collaborating with Muncie Civic Theatre on an outdoor, free community production. This year, we're excited to work with
Cornerstone Center for the Arts and Muncie Civic Theatre to bring you Schoolhouse Rock, LIVE! on
July 29 & 30. The show opens at Cornerstone on July 22 and runs through July 24. Support your local arts! Go see the show at Cornerstone, then come back and enjoy a free encore under the stars at Summer Stage Fest at Minnetrista.
Posted by: Karen Vincent on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 12:00:00 am
If you’ve been reading the blog, you’ve learned about a thermos with a Ball jar insert and a jar used to bury a pet canary. Here are two more uses for a Ball jar:
Coffee Grinder The Landers, Frary and Clark Company was well known to the American housewife well before Ball made jars. This company made household products – toasters, meat choppers, sausage stuffers, bread makers, screw eyes and much more. Products from this company carried the trade name of “Universal.” Around 1900, Landers, Frary and Clark designed a coffee grinder to screw unto a fruit jar. A Ball jar marked “L.F. & C. Universal” was sold with ...
Posted by: Stephanie Fisher on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 12:00:00 am
Storm water management and rain gardens go hand-in-hand. A rain garden allows rainwater to collect and soak naturally into the ground before it flows into the river. One of our big garden projects in 2011 has been the Rain Garden that runs along the White River Greenway.
Posted by: Stephanie Fisher on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:00:00 am
We're having a great summer here at Camp Minnetrista! We want to give a HUGE thanks to our teachers, jr. counselors, and campers. This weekend we have an overnight campout in the Nature Area, just for kids!
Check it out here and register.
