Our most recent diary day marked a transitional moment, or a moment outside the regular flow of daily life, for many of our diarists. Ball…
We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest collection of diaries on our website. Visit the EDLM’s website now and begin your exploration…
Attention all EDLM volunteers! We are excited to announce the upcoming Diary Day on May 12, 2023. Mark your calendars for May 12th, and get…
The EDLM Corpus is a collection of 390 personal diary entries available through the Everyday Life in Middletown website and assembled on the Voyant text…
Our next installment of diaries is up now on our archives page. We did something a little different this time. Instead of focusing on a…
Pat Collier and Jim Connolly presented at Futures in the History of Deindustrialization, Bologna, Italy, on October 13-15, 2022. Their paper titled “Middletown Revisited: Deindustrialization…
Be like a river in generosity and giving help. Be like a sun in tenderness and pity. Are you jealous of the ocean’s generosity? Why…
September 16, 2022 was our latest diary day. Our newest contributions are now posted. They include reflections on work, weather, responsibility, exercise, morning ritual and…
Our next diary day will be September 16th. We will also be downtown on Walnut St. on September 1st (First Thursday), recruiting new diarists. Stop…
During the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic my father (now 82) began reading his travel journals out loud to my mother (now 86). His detailed…