Category Archives: YouTube

1981 TV Report about Online Newspapers

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I love this 1981 news segment about how some people were dialing in to CompuServe to read newspapers on their home computers. According to the report, it took two hours to download the paper at a cost of $5 per … Continue reading →

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Journalism: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

This is a career information film from 1940 makes journalism sound like a great career. Especially if you’re a man. Here’s the advice for girls considering this career choice: “Women find it difficult to compete with men in general reporting … Continue reading →

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Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

My aunt has Alzheimer’s Disease. Both my parents died young, and when I see my aunt fade away, I know I’m losing one of my few remaining connections to my parents and their generation. During one visit with my aunt … Continue reading →

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“No Transfats at a Watertown Diner”

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

There’s a proposal to ban transfats in Massachusetts, so reporter Carl Stevens of WBZ Radio paid a visit to the Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown which stopped serving transfats three years ago. The actual story doesn’t have much substance, other … Continue reading →

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Hard-Hearted Hannah

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

My mother loved to sing, just for fun, and she sang all the time, singing along with the radio or record player, or just a cappella. I especially remember her singing while doing the housework. She sang all kinds of … Continue reading →

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Photography Connects Us with the World

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

David Griffin, Director of Photography of National Geographic magazine, gave this presentation at the 2008 TED conference. His ideas about photojournalism are interesting, but I had to watch this twice to hear what he had to say — first time … Continue reading →

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Owney

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Owney was a stray puppy who wandered into the Albany Post Office in 1888 and fell asleep on a pile of mailbags. He followed the mailbags onto a Railway Mail Service train, beginning a life of riding the rails. He … Continue reading →

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Any Bonds Today?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

In honor of Memorial Day, I put together this little video of Any Bonds Today, a song by Irving Berlin, sung by Barry Wood, with images from the Library of Congress and National Archives. Just a first attempt at using … Continue reading →

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Capitol Diner Video on YouTube

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Here’s a simple little video interview Carl Stevens of WBZ Radio did with Bobby Fennell, state lawmaker and owner of the Capitol Diner in Lynn. It’s just a few minutes long, the camera work is shaky and no one says … Continue reading →

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Peoria

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I spend a lot of time wandering around on YouTube. It’s amazing what you can find there, and I especially exploring old music on YouTube. There are a lot of videos of musical numbers from old movies and TV shows, … Continue reading →