My energies have been directed elsewhere rather than blogging. I'm sorry to not be a more consistent poster, which I think is one hallmark of a good blogger. I'll be away on a trip for a few weeks, so I wanted to make a post before I take off. I will probably not be back here until next year, so happy holidays to everyone.
I recently put together a 1-page exhibit for an open house of the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County. The theme is on the IGY and Operation Deep Freeze, the program by the U.S. Navy to provide support for U.S. efforts in Antarctica before and during the IGY. Here is a link to the presentation, and an image of it is below.
The focus of the poster ended up being on covers relating to people important in Deep Freeze. I will use this as a starting point for a submission to the American Topical Association's 2025 My One-Page Exhibit online program, and then for a piece I hope to write up later next year for the Ice Cap News, published by the American Society of Polar Philatelists.
I have compiled a list of various philatelic presentations I have made, mostly in the last couple of years. Some are on the IGY, and the rest are related to my other collecting interest, North American earthquakes. Most are hyperlinked in one way or another:
Operation Deep Freeze and the International Geophysical Year. Presented at the Philatelic Society of Lancaster Open House and Exhibition, Nov. 13, 2024.
The Loma Prieta 1989 “World Series” Earthquake Jolted Joe Dimaggio. Presented at the Philatelic Society of Lancaster Open House and Exhibition, Nov. 13, 2024.
U.S. in focus: International Geophysical Year [interview with Rod Juell], The American Stamp Collector & Dealer, No. 190, September, 2024, p. 14-18, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u0BWdNjiTrTHEiBTgsaySMEbImMQV_F9/view?usp=sharing
The Santa Barbara earthquake. Part of Stamp Chat S2E6: Show and Tell - Topical Collections, American Philatelic Society, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iEYwWunXvo&list=PLPW21u9emdXRXw4R_q1wNUCsuUgMxtUQr, 22:10-32:10
International Geophysical Year polar cover. Ice Cap News, 69(3), July, 2024, p. 69.
The IGY and Me: Science, History, Culture, Philately and Memorabilia of the International Geophysical Year (1957-58). Blog; https://internationalgeophysicalyear.blogspot.com/
U.S. Earthquakes (Not) on Stamps. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County presentation, March 13, 2024, https://lcps-stamps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-13-Sternberg-Rob-Earthquakes-Not-on-Stamps.pdf, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vsbvE9Xmnv3JA6ItR-ATHD9jEUZr4H5d/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105300384927793089550&rtpof=true&sd=true
Mail Sent Soon After the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2024, https://ataexhibits.com/mope/mail-sent-soon-after-the-1906-san-francisco-earthquake/
The United States Stamp for the International Geophysical Year. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2024, https://ataexhibits.com/mope/the-united-states-stamp-for-the-international-geophysical-year/
A Serendipitous Visit to the Thailand 2023 World Stamp Championship. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County newsletter, Dec. 2023, p. 10-12, https://lcps-stamps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PSLC-Newsletter-2023-12.pdf
Geophilately as a Means of Informal Science Education. Geological Society of America annual meeting, Pittsburgh, Oct. 15-18, 2023, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11uigQohlpkoor0E6n5_XLtwLmSy5SVKWfB4vNEo_xWQ/edit?usp=sharing
Covers Featuring Administrator-Scientists of the IGY Program. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2023, https://ataexhibits.com/mope/covers-featuring-administrator-scientists-of-the-igy-program/
The IGY and me: An introduction to my topical stamp collection and blog. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County presentation, April 27, 2022, https://lcps-stamps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022-04-28-Sternberg-R-International-Geophysical-Stamp.pdf, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vsbvE9Xmnv3JA6ItR-ATHD9jEUZr4H5d/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105300384927793089550&rtpof=true&sd=true
Geo-philately: Earth Sciences on Postage Stamps. Short course organized by Rob Sternberg, Northeast Section, Geological Society of America, Lancaster, PA, March 20-22, 2022, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1orqKjIwiBxUW6CB4_WMFwfhi0Gc-3QcT5qP46vgn_rs/edit?usp=sharing
Old Ironsides Encounters the Long Beach Earthquake. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2022, https://ataexhibits.com/mope/old-ironsides-encounters-the-long-beach-earthquake/
Geoscientific Themes of IGY Stamps. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2021, https://ataexhibits.com/geoscientific-themes-of-igy-stamps-by-rob-sternberg/
The IGY and American Popular Culture. Franklin and Marshall College, Department of Earth and Environment Lite Lunch series, October, 2008.
The IGY and American Popular Culture. International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007.