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Combining classic techniques with modern sensibilities

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Glass can be extremely difficult to identify and date. Fortunately for collectors, the vase pictured here is signed and dated: Lundberg Studios, 1977. Lundberg Studios, founded in 1970 and still active, makes iridescent glass with shapes and patterns reminiscent of famous art glass makers like Tiffany. They are not copies or reproductions but contemporary pieces taking inspiration from older styles. When it comes to contemporary glass (which Kovels defines as glass made after about 1970), the highest prices usually go to sculptural, avant-garde pieces made with unconventional ...

2024 in photos

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In 2024, Journal staff took thousands of photos cover a wide range of unique stories; from the NUMAS Haus purchase of the former First United Methodist church building and the moving of the house at 320 N. Broadway to the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam and the demolition of George’s ...

Sourdough adventures

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I have baked sourdough for several years using the same recipe and method, but after being influenced by all the new sourdough books, posts and how-to-videos I have started to experiment a little more. If you have tried your hand at maintaining a starter and baking sourdough, you are probably very much like me in thinking “I can do better.” We have many sourdough books to choose from here at the library. I encourage you to check some out and give sourdough a try for the first time or maybe change up your baking with some new techniques. I do feel compelled to warn you though…. ...

Recent Reads

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Here are few of my favorite recent reads. Library staff would be happy to help you place requests on these or any other titles. If you’d like to place your own request, visit www.newulmlibrary.org and choose Library Catalog. Harriet Reed’s debut novel is making her a star just as she becomes engaged to marry Edward Holbeck, the heir to a powerful family. Harriet is eagerly welcomed by the Holbecks. She is excited to join their ranks, until her soon-to-be father-in-law hands her a mysterious tape. Harriet is stunned by the recording: is it fiction or a confession? She will have to ...

Majolica platter features unique Christmas symbols

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With its rings of holly branches, this majolica platter carries the spirit of Christmas. And with its $7,735 sale price at Strawser Auction Group, it’s certainly something to celebrate! But a closer look shows its symbols are a little different from the decorations most of us may be used to. The birds around the rim are robins; not something you often see on American Christmas decorations, but very popular in the United Kingdom. Robins are often seen there in the winter because they migrate there from Scandinavia and Continental Europe. Then there are the portrait medallions of a ...

Holiday displays dazzle New Ulm

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One of many people’s favorite Christmas traditions is walking around town looking at all of the Christmas lights and decorations that their neighbors have put up for the holiday season. New Ulm is no stranger to exceptional light decorations, and those traversing town are sure to have plenty ...