#ledgers

On the last weekend of January, I was honoured to have DEER EDITOR, my comic with co-creator Sami Kivela, win a Comics Arts Award of Australia – there are three tiers of awards where the best of Australian Comics can be honoured and we took home a Silver Ledger. DEER EDITOR is a book that lives close to my heart. It’s a collaboration with Sami, who is one of my favourite people. It’s a weird…

Historical and Old Settlers' Association Ledger, 1867

On February 6, 1867, the Minnesota Legislature incorporated Minneapolis as a city. Less then a month earlier, some of the city's most prominent residents had gathered to talk about the city's history.

Calling themselves the Historical and Old Settlers' Association, these Minneapolitans formed a social club and historical preservation group to "contemplate with peculiar satisfaction their early adventures, privations and trials." The group was only open to settler residents of Hennepin County who had arrived in the area before January 1, 1853.

Theater Thursday: Costuming

This Theater Thursday, we present you with the 1919 and 1921 wig and costume ledgers from the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, WI. These ledgers detail the costume pieces and wigs used in their 1919 production of Die Wette and the 1921 production of Die Welt ohne Männer, or The Bet and A World Without Men for those of us who don’t speak German.  In 1921, you could create an entire costume for $1.25, and $4.00 was considered over budget.

These ledgers can be found in box 33 of the Pabst Theater Collection, UWM MSS 260 at the UWM Archives.

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