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[Oana]

Hi Jennifer,

Thank you for the welcome! With museums, I do a little bit of everything, from programs to collections. There are starting to be more positions opening in museums as more people retire, so now is a good time to prepare for entering the field, if you're not already in it. I see that you're interested in underwater archaeology - sounds like a neat specialty! A diver coworker told me some stories of her shipwreck dives in the Great Lakes; so amazing.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Oana! And many thanks for telling us how to pronounce your name. Even though I won't be saying it out loud, I like to know how to say it in my head. :)

I see that you took the time to put in the book cover and author photo for the book you mentioned. That is a great start. We do also require the author name link, like so:

Barbara W. Tuchman

The mechanics-of-the-board thread can give you more detail if you are unsure about any aspect of citing a book:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

If you haven't yet done so, please also take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Lastly, your intro sparked some questions I'd like to ask you, but I should probably take it to the off-topic thread. Look for my next comment there. :) Here's a link to the off-topic thread, to make it easier to find:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Alisa]

Hello Oana, welcome and glad you found this club. With your varied interests I am sure you will find plenty here to spark your participation, so please join in any discussion that interests you. Elizabeth was kind enough to give you a few pointers and looks like you have the book citation figured out perfectly. Thank you! Glad to have you.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Oana, welcome to the group, I'm sure you'll have a fun time here chatting with the crowd about some of your favourite books and authors.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Oana; I can see that you have jumped right in which is fabulous. Thank you Elizabeth S for giving Oana some pointers and helping her along.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Welcome, Oana, glad you found us.

[Beth]

hi everyone. my name's beth and i'm new here. i'm from pgh,pa and am 34. I am a huge Civil War fan, especially Gettysburg. Have always wanted to go, but had to cancel the one time i got a chance b/c i got sick. also an Abe Lincoln fan; we share a bday which drew my interest since i was a wee one.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Beth,

Welcome to the group, good to see another Civil War fan, I am sure you'll have a great time here discussing your favourite books and authors.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

This is how a book that you mention in a post should look:

by Torsten Cumberland Jacobsen
(what I'm currently reading)

Link to our guidelines:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

More information:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Alisa]

Hi Beth! Welcome to the group. You are among friends, many Civil War fans here among a multitude of other interests. Please jump in wherever you are moved to do so. We look forward to your posts.

[Jennifer]

Hello Beth! Welcome to the group. Looking forward to hearing more about your interest in the Civil War!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Beth, welcome to the group. Thank you Aussie Rick for giving Beth some helpful hints.

[Bryan]

Hi Beth and welcome. You should fit right in and don't hesitate to jump in and share your interest in Lincoln and the Civil War.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Beth. Glad to have you join us. I hope you make it to Gettysburg someday.

[Lynette]

Hello all. Your tackling of the Federalist Papers caught my attention. I think they are going to be my focus for Constitution Week 2011; I'm putting together a program for an organization I belong to. I'm a historian and genealogist working in rights and permissions for an educational publisher.

I look forward to getting to know the group.

[Alisa]

Welcome Lynette ~ We are glad you joined us and hope you participate in the Federalist Papers discussion, or any other that interests you.

As you get started please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how the book you mentioned should look:
by Alexander Hamilton

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2878...

Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1851...


Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Lynette, we are glad to have you. We have been tackling the Federalist Papers for a long time; but it has been very interesting for us. We are in no rush.

Good luck with your work.

[Elizabeth S]

Lynette, glad to see you join us. There is lots to get to know in the group. Jump in and enjoy!

[Beth]

i would love too!! my parent's have been there and my brother and sister-in-law go up at least 5 times a year.

[Bryan]

Welcome Lynette and I'm glad you found us.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Lynette, welcome to the group and I hope you have a good time here.

[Baseni]

Hello, I live in Germany. I'm interested in European and American history. Especially in American history, I am interested in the War of Independence and the Civil War.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Baseni. Glad you could join us all the way from Germany.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Baseni! There is lots to discuss here about American and European history. Dig in and enjoy!

[Alisa]

Baseni, welcome to the group. Our members come from around the world including some from Germany. With your interests I am sure you will find plenty here to discuss. We look forward to your participation.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Baseni, another warm welcome to the group and I think you'll find there are a few people here who share your interest in the War of Independence and the Civil War.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Baseni, we are glad to have you with us.

Bentley

[Mark]

Hi everyone. My name is Mark, I'm from southern NJ, and I live in upstate NY. I just got my undergrad in history, with a focus in American and environmental history. Looking forward to getting involved in the group reads and discussions!

[Bryan]

Welcome, Mark. Congrats on the new history degree!

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you are ready to cite a book. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

[Alisa]

Mark, welcome to the group. You must really love history if you are a newly minted grad and still reading! You have come to the right place, lots to discuss here so please join in any of the discussions you find among the various threads. Glad to have you.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Mark. Sounds like you will fit right in. :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Cape May..know it well Mark...are you in Ithaca now at school or did you just finish up there.

I think you will fit right in.

Welcome!

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mark, welcome to the group and I'm sure you'll have a fun time here discussing great books and authors.

[Mark]

I'm in Binghamton actually, living with my girlfriend and researching grad school options (thinking MA or MS in EnviSci). Ithaca is quite close, and I've been there a few times. Beautiful area. I will certainly miss Cape May now that it's warming up!

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!


Bentley wrote: "Cape May..know it well Mark...are you in Ithaca now at school or did you just finish up there.

I think you will fit right in.

Welcome!

Bentley"

[Barbara]

Hello all,

My name is Barbara and I live in Alexandria VA. I studied Classical Archaeology in college, and taught Classics for about 1O years. I'm now an empty nester and rediscovering my love of all things medieval. I'm currently reading "A Distant Mirrot," so I'm looking forward to June's discussion.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Barbara.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. (There is a link on the top right of the reply box.) It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. This is how the book you've mentioned should look:

Barbara W. Tuchman

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Take a few moments to read the orientation:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I'm glad you will jump right in.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Barbara. If you haven't noticed already, be warned that whatever extra time you may have gained as an empty nester will now be sucked up by time spent on goodreads. Luckily it isn't wasted time! It'll be fun to have an expert like you join us for discussing A Distant Mirror.

by Barbara W. Tuchman

[Alisa]

Hello Barbara, we are glad you found the group and chose to join. Please feel free to participate in any discussion thread that piques your interest.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Barbara and welcome to the group, I'm pretty sure you will have a great time here discovering long lost books and authors :)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Barbara.

[Michael]

Welcome as well Barbara excuse my bad manners :)

[Geoff]

Hi. My name is Geoff and I live in Lincolnshire in the UK. I'm a teacher of English and a freelance writer. I read fiction mostly but I do have quite a few history books on my shelves, mostly military history and stuff about the Renaissance.

[Alisa]

Welcome Geoff! We are glad to have you in the group and with your interests I am sure you will find many books and topics to discuss with other grouop members. Please feel free to join the discussion in any open thread.

As you get started, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Books that you mention should look like this:
by Tim Weiner

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2878...

Take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1851...


Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Geoff. Sounds like you have some great books on your shelves. We have a lot of military history threads, and at least one on the Renaissance, where people would be happy to discuss some of those books on your shelf. :) Plus lots of other areas of history for you to dig into whenever you want. I hope you enjoy the group!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Geoff, welcome to the HBC, good to see you join the group and I hope to chat with you more about some good history books.

[Jeffrey]

Hello. I'm Jeff and after 15 years without a college degree, I've finally gone back to college to finish my B.A. in History. I graduate in July then I'll be heading to Graduate School for my M.A. in History. I've been a Civil War reenactor for almost 20 years, which is an area of specialization. I figure now is the time for me to start utilizing Goodreads more often so I decided to join this group.

[Michael]

Welcome Geoff and Jeffrey and enjoy

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Jeff. Glad to have you join us. How exciting to go back for degrees in history. There are lots of great discussions going on in the group, so read and join in!

When you comment, be sure to always site any books or authors you mention using the "add book/author" feature provided by goodreads. It makes things so much easier for people to see what book you are talking about, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. And it is a requirement for our group. Here is an example of how a book should look:

Tim Weiner

If you are unsure how to do this, either ask one of us moderators for help or go to the following thread for more information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Please also take a moment and look at our orientation thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bryan]

Hi Geoff, glad you found us! Welcome.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jeff. I'm glad to see another Civil War specialist here!

[Bob]

Hi, I'm Bob, a 58-year-old attorney living in Washington, DC. My interest in history is longstanding and kind of eclectic. Books I've read recently include City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America, A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today, and Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes.