A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1908
1st October 2022 - 31st December 2022
Fond Memories: 1-5 tasks
Reminiscing: 6-10 tasks
Nostalgia: 11-15 tasks
1. Film
The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was Griffith's debut film as a director.
✴️ Read a book with a woman's name in the title OR by an author who uses initials instead of a first name OR where a film is being made.
Adult Books
G. K. Chesterton – The Man Who Was Thursday
E. M. Forster – A Room with a View
Mary Roberts Rinehart – The Circular Staircase
L. Frank Baum – Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Kenneth Grahame – The Wind in the Willows
Lucy Maud Montgomery – Anne of Green Gables
Beatrix Potter – The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding
✴️ Read a book with a MPG Adventure, Animals, Canada, Classics, Cultural, Fantasy, Fiction, Gothic, Historical, Italy, Mystery, Picture Books or Short Stories.
A Lady Never Surrenders - Bronwen Evans (Bronwen Evans -Sept 2022) (historical) - Oct 7
3. Births
March 22 – Louis L'Amour, American author
May 28 – Ian Fleming, English espionage novelist
August 21 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-born English novelist and autobiographer
November 21 – Elizabeth George Speare, American children's writer
✴️ Read a book by Louis L'Amour, Ian Fleming, M. M. Kaye or Elizabeth George Speare OR whose author's first or last name begins with E, F, I, K, L, M or S.
March 22 – Louis L'Amour, American author
May 28 – Ian Fleming, English espionage novelist
August 21 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-born English novelist and autobiographer
November 21 – Elizabeth George Speare, American children's writer
✴️ Read a book by Louis L'Amour, Ian Fleming, M. M. Kaye or Elizabeth George Speare OR whose author's first or last name begins with E, F, I, K, L, M or S.
The Marriage Mandate - Shannon McKenna (HD #2894 - Sept 2022) - Oct 10
4. U.S. Population - 90 Million
✴️ Read a book that has a 0 or 9 in the book's ratings. Tell us the number.
✴️ Read a book that has a 0 or 9 in the book's ratings. Tell us the number.
Rivals at Love Creek - Michelle Lindo-Rice (SSE #2922 - July 2022) (20 ratings) - Oct 13
5. The Year 1908
According to NASA reports, 1908 was the coldest recorded year since 1880.
✴️ Read a book set during the winter OR where there is a heavy snowfall in the story OR with snow on the cover (show cover).
According to NASA reports, 1908 was the coldest recorded year since 1880.
✴️ Read a book set during the winter OR where there is a heavy snowfall in the story OR with snow on the cover (show cover).
Eagle Mountain Cliffhanger - Cindi Myers (HI #2105 - Nov 2022) (winter/cover) - Oct 14
6. January 1
The British Nimrod Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the Nimrod for Antarctica.
✴️ Read a book where a character sails (can be any trip on a good-sized boat) OR set in New Zealand OR with a character whose first name begins with E (tell us their name).
Colton Countdown - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2187 - July 2022) (Ezra) - Oct 1
7. January 24
Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys begins publication in London. The book eventually sells over 100 million copies, and effectively begins the worldwide Boy Scout movement.
✴️ Read a book with the words BOY SCOUT in the title or series name OR on a list with the words BOY or SCOUT on it - tell us the list's name OR from the genre Children's or YA.
8. May 26
At Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil discovery in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.
✴️ Read a book where a discovery is made OR the letters OIL (in any order) can be found in the author's names OR by an author from the UK.
Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys begins publication in London. The book eventually sells over 100 million copies, and effectively begins the worldwide Boy Scout movement.
✴️ Read a book with the words BOY SCOUT in the title or series name OR on a list with the words BOY or SCOUT on it - tell us the list's name OR from the genre Children's or YA.
At Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil discovery in the Middle East is made. The rights to the resource are quickly acquired by the United Kingdom.
✴️ Read a book where a discovery is made OR the letters OIL (in any order) can be found in the author's names OR by an author from the UK.
The Viking She Would Have Married - Lucy Morris (HH #1657 - June 2022) (OIL) - Oct 1
9. July 13-25
The 1908 Summer Olympics are held in London, originally scheduled to be in Rome, but changed due to the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 1906.
✴️ Read a book set in London OR where the first letter of each title word is in MOUNT VESUVIUS (two-word minimum) OR where a volcano erupts.
The 1908 Summer Olympics are held in London, originally scheduled to be in Rome, but changed due to the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 1906.
✴️ Read a book set in London OR where the first letter of each title word is in MOUNT VESUVIUS (two-word minimum) OR where a volcano erupts.
The Gentleman of Holly Street - Lotte R. James (HH #1694 - Dec 2022) (London) - Nov 30
10. July 26
United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
✴️ Read a book where the main character works for the FBI OR where a character has the title "special agent" OR set in Washington D.C.
United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
✴️ Read a book where the main character works for the FBI OR where a character has the title "special agent" OR set in Washington D.C.
Wyoming Winter Rescue - Juno Rushdan (HI #2108 - Nov 2022) (FBI) - Oct 28
11. August 8
The Hoover Company of Canton, Ohio, acquires manufacturing rights to the upright portable vacuum cleaner just invented by James M. Spangler.
✴️ Read a book where a character uses a vacuum cleaner OR where two characters are cousins OR with a vacuum cleaner on the cover (show cover).
The Hoover Company of Canton, Ohio, acquires manufacturing rights to the upright portable vacuum cleaner just invented by James M. Spangler.
✴️ Read a book where a character uses a vacuum cleaner OR where two characters are cousins OR with a vacuum cleaner on the cover (show cover).
Their Marriage Bargain - Shannon McKenna (HD #2888 - Aug 2022) (cousins) - Oct 8
12. September 17
At Fort Myer, Virginia, Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash. The pilot, Orville Wright, is severely injured in the crash but recovers.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a pilot OR where someone breaks their ribs or a leg OR where a plane crash occurs.
At Fort Myer, Virginia, Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash. The pilot, Orville Wright, is severely injured in the crash but recovers.
✴️ Read a book with a character that is a pilot OR where someone breaks their ribs or a leg OR where a plane crash occurs.
Colton's Secret Sabotage - Deborah Fletcher Mello (HRS #2191 - Aug 2022) (breaks leg) - Oct 6
13. October 1
Official launch of Henry Ford's Ford Model T automobile, the first having left the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan, on September 27. The initial price is set at $850.
✴️ Read a book set in Michigan OR with a car on the cover (show cover) OR with a 0, 5 or 8 in the publication date.
Official launch of Henry Ford's Ford Model T automobile, the first having left the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan, on September 27. The initial price is set at $850.
✴️ Read a book set in Michigan OR with a car on the cover (show cover) OR with a 0, 5 or 8 in the publication date.
Hotshot Hero on the Edge - Lisa Childs (HRS #2197 - Sept 2022) (Michigan) - Oct 4
14. October 29
Olivetti, the well-known typewriter and business equipment company, is founded in Italy.
✴️ Read a book with a typewriter on the cover (show cover) OR with an office scene in the book OR set in Italy.
Olivetti, the well-known typewriter and business equipment company, is founded in Italy.
✴️ Read a book with a typewriter on the cover (show cover) OR with an office scene in the book OR set in Italy.
The Rebel's Return - Nadine Gonzalez (HD #2857 - Mar 2022) (office scene) - Oct 3
15. November 6
Western bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of soldiers.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in BOLIVIA OR with a scene where there is a group of soldiers OR where a character is killed but no body is found.
Western bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are supposedly killed in Bolivia, after being surrounded by a large group of soldiers.
✴️ Read a book whose location begins with a letter in BOLIVIA OR with a scene where there is a group of soldiers OR where a character is killed but no body is found.
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