Even though it’s the middle of summer, we at EDLM have work on our minds. Work makes up so much of our everyday lives. Indeed,…
As we have over the past few summers, we are sharing a directive with volunteers. The term “directive” comes from Mass Observation, the British project…
We’ve written about the pandemic and its impact on how we experience time before (see here, here and here). Now we’ve put those ideas together…
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…