Seems easy, right? Just…pick up your phone, and carry it out of the room. Well, not so much! Recently I realized that my phone habits were getting a little out of control, and in order to dial it back a bit, I thought that by taking my phone out of my bedroom would mean I actually SLEEP (whatever that is). While it’s mostly true, it’s not so easy…
Continue reading “Removing your Smartphone from the Bedroom”Franklin Institute – Very Early Member Letters
Just when you think finding 70 year old stuff is cool, finding 111 year old stuff is even cooler! These two letters were both addressed to the same person in Philadelphia, as they were likely a “member” back then. The postmarks on the cards match the dates seen.
Just to put things into perspective, if you’re familiar with the Franklin Institute, the older of these letters pre-date the current 1936 building by more than two decades! At the time, they had a building on 7th Street, which is actually still there and had housed the Philadelphia History Museum after the Franklin Institute moved to the current building.
In this first letter, they mention the outing at Woodside Park, which was an amusement park located just outside Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.
And with a quick search or two, I believe this may have been the grain elevator the second letter refers to! I’m assuming there was a park or place nearby?
(Image from the Philadelphia Free Library)
