Yes, another blogging hiatus. Let's see if I can get revved up again by starting with a simple post.
I have recently compiled a list of my philatelic presentations. These involve my two collecting themes: the IGY, and North American earthquakes, and a few more general pieces. I also now include a link to the list in my email signature block. Most of these presentations can be found online via links to recorded zoom talk, pdfs, or PowerPoint/Google Slide decks.
My latest presentation was on April 24 about my earthquake collection, presented to the Rochester (NY) Philatelic Association.
I'll now be working on a poster and a presentation about the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake during this centennial year.
PHILATELIC
PRESENTATIONS - IGY
Operation Deep Freeze and the International Geophysical Year. 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/1ESMiHL7wZBvySHQk3THzZJK3l4EFCFFV/view?usp=sharing.
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/.
The United States stamp for the International Geophysical Year. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2024, https://americantopical.org/My-One-Page-Exhibit.
Covers featuring administrator-scientists of the IGY Program. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2023. https://americantopical.org/My-One-Page-Exhibit.
The IGY and me: An introduction to my topical stamp collection and blog. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County presentation, April 27, 2022; pdf; slide deck.
Geoscientific themes of IGY stamps. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2021, https://americantopical.org/My-One-Page-Exhibit.
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
PHILATELIC PRESENTATIONS - EARTHQUAKES
North American earthquakes on stamps, postcards, and letters [pdf and PowerPoint]. Presented to the Rochester Philatelic Association, April 24, 2025.
The “collision” of the USS Constitution with the Long Beach earthquake, March 10, 1933. Presented to the Universal Ship Cancellation Society. Feb. 22, 2025. YouTube recording here. Google slide deck here.
A personal letter from Joe [Dimaggio] [pdf, p. 3]. Presented at LASO [Learning About Stamps Online] Show and Tell, Feb. 18, 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAYvOXxoOrY [starting at 9:10].
The Loma Prieta 1989 “World Series” earthquake jolted Joe Dimaggio. Presented at the Philatelic Society of Lancaster Open House and Exhibition, Nov. 13, 2024.
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.
U.S. earthquakes (not) on stamps. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County presentation, March 13, 2024; pdf; slide deck.
Mail sent soon after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2024, https://americantopical.org/My-One-Page-Exhibit.
Old Ironsides encounters the Long Beach earthquake. American Topical Association one-page exhibits, 2022, https://americantopical.org/My-One-Page-Exhibit.
PHILATELIC PRESENTATIONS – GENERAL
A visit to the Nuwara Eliya post office and philatelic bureau in Sri Lanka. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County newsletter. March 2025, p. 5-12, https://lcps-stamps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PSLC-Newsletter-2025-03.pdf.
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.
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.