tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post4355413722480446248..comments2024-03-12T06:01:22.059-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Guest post from Monika Schröder: Obituaries, Advertisements, and War Bulletins...Sarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-29410477623768347682011-10-18T11:26:06.640-05:002011-10-18T11:26:06.640-05:00This was a fascinating article, Monika. I love th...This was a fascinating article, Monika. I love the way you have used all of the original document, not just the news, to get a flavour of the times. This is, I suspect, be even more valuable insight than any to be gained from the official story.<br /><br />Martin LakeMartin Lakehttp://martinlakewriting.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-21958965154713923272011-09-29T19:33:51.004-05:002011-09-29T19:33:51.004-05:00Sorry about that, Danielle - I hadn't realized...Sorry about that, Danielle - I hadn't realized your earlier comment had gone into spam!<br /><br />Alex, I'll be curious what you think of the book, given your focus on wartime children's fiction. Were you reading that newspaper for a research project? (I didn't realize until I looked it up that that was the Nazi party's official paper.)<br /><br />Lucy - yes, sometimes that can work. Many archives are willing to go the extra mile for legitimate researchers, but it may also depend on how much time/staff they have.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-39433013648268939992011-09-29T18:08:48.040-05:002011-09-29T18:08:48.040-05:00My earlier comment seems to have gone astray, so h...My earlier comment seems to have gone astray, so here is a repeat:<br /><br />Another engaging post - thank you both! I very much enjoyed the rich colour this piece brings out about the research efforts behind <i>My Brother's Shadow</i>. If I may be curious, Ms. Schröder, did anything you read or observed in these newspapers surprise you or cause you to reconsider previous impressions or conclusions?Daniellehttp://romanticarmchairtraveller.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-30079467317136340282011-09-29T16:32:16.246-05:002011-09-29T16:32:16.246-05:00Another engaging post - thank you both! I very muc...Another engaging post - thank you both! I very much enjoyed the rich colour this piece brings out about the research efforts behind <i>My Brother's Shadow</i>. If I may be curious, Ms. Schröder, did anything you read or observed in these newspapers surprise you or cause you to reconsider previous impressions or conclusions?Daniellehttp://romanticarmchairtraveller.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-73117165191168309082011-09-29T07:29:21.978-05:002011-09-29T07:29:21.978-05:00Thank you for this great post. I do this kind of ...Thank you for this great post. I do this kind of research all the time and am always interested to hear other peoples experiences. Newspapers are really such a wonderful resource for historical fiction. I spent a year reading the Völkischer Beobachter on microfilm and found so much usable information.<br />I can't wait to read Mu Brother's Shadow.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-79283171068126240132011-09-29T02:41:19.458-05:002011-09-29T02:41:19.458-05:00Thanks for sharing such a fascinating search. I t...Thanks for sharing such a fascinating search. I too sometimes have trouble getting the sources I want, and I would have never thought of making a specific request to the archives like that--now I'm adding a new idea to my repertory. :)Lucynoreply@blogger.com