
Friday, December 20, 2013
Time Capsule: Imaginary Worlds (1973)
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20 century - 1970s,
face in the frost,
names - carter lin

Sunday, December 15, 2013
Where's There: Mount Palomar Observatory
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house with a clock in its walls,
things - astronomy

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Anna Holmes: In the Mind of a 10-Year-Old
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fandom

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The First Book To Terrify Me
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fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

Thursday, December 5, 2013
BiblioFile: The House with a Clock in its Walls (1995)

Saturday, November 30, 2013
Spooks, Character, and Place
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fandom,
places - minnesota

Saturday, November 23, 2013
Staging "Ring Round the Moon"
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20 century - 1960s,
places - minnesota
The second in a series of articles about Bellairs performing with the College of Saint Teresa Drama Department.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Time Capsule: November 22, 1963
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20 century - 1960s,
places - minnesota

We’ve met numerous people over the years here at Bellairsia, mostly sharing memories of John and his life and times. Sometimes the stories recall momentous events – the publication of a book or the news of a chance encounter – but often they are anecdotes of what was happening a generation or two ago. This story is a bit of both.
Friday, November 15, 2013
What’s What: Muggins Simoon
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house with a clock in its walls,
things - transportation

Saturday, November 9, 2013
Goreyana: The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder
File under:
bell the book and the spellbinder,
names - gorey edward

Tuesday, November 5, 2013
BiblioFile: 壁のなかの時計 (2001)
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bibliofile - japan,
house with a clock in its walls

Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The Autumnal Genius Of John Bellairs
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fandom,
house with a clock in its walls
Grady Hendrix at Tor.com writes about the nostalgia that this time of year brings to mind: burning autumn leaves on an overcast day, a static-filled radio station playing Brylcreem advertisements, a scratchy wool blanket ... it's the nostalgia of John Bellairs:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
High on a Stage: The College of Saint Teresa Drama Department
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20 century - 1960s,
places - minnesota
The first in a series of articles about Bellairs performing with the College of Saint Teresa Drama Department.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Interview: Irwin Terry
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fans - interview,
names - gorey edward

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Who’s Who: Emmanuel de Grouchy
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house with a clock in its walls,
people

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Young Adult Books That Changed Our Lives
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chessmen of doom,
face in the frost,
fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

Saturday, October 5, 2013
BiblioFile: The House with a Clock in its Walls: A Study Guide

Monday, September 30, 2013
A Brief History of the College of Saint Teresa
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20 century - 1960s,
places - minnesota
The College of Saint Teresa was a Catholic women's college in Winona, Minnesota. Founded as a women's seminary, it became a college in 1907 and ceased operations in 1989. John Bellairs taught here beginning fifty years ago this month, between September 1963 and spring 1965.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Interview: Shelia Foley
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fans - interview,
places - massachusetts

Friday, September 20, 2013
Researching Mary Zimmerman Again
With this year being the fortieth anniversary of The House with a Clock in its Walls we thought we’d revisit again the life and times of Mary Holoubek Zimmerman. Does that name sound almost familiar but not quite right? It should. Here’s some of our initial research from a decade ago.
Off-and-on this year we’ve dug back into the trenches for grins to see if anything new could be found. We did feel a bit foolish at the get-go of the hunt if only because we realized that we have had a street address for her all these years. Sort of. During our initial research a decade ago, the fine folks at the Wisconsin Historical Society sent us what amounts to an autobiographical sketch that includes her birth (Chicago; September 18, 1905), martial status (wife of Louis P. Zimmerman, married 1934), children (two), and an address.
Off-and-on this year we’ve dug back into the trenches for grins to see if anything new could be found. We did feel a bit foolish at the get-go of the hunt if only because we realized that we have had a street address for her all these years. Sort of. During our initial research a decade ago, the fine folks at the Wisconsin Historical Society sent us what amounts to an autobiographical sketch that includes her birth (Chicago; September 18, 1905), martial status (wife of Louis P. Zimmerman, married 1934), children (two), and an address.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Where's There: University of Göttingen
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house with a clock in its walls,
things

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Time Capsule: The First Fidgettine Phenomenon
We’re celebrating a half-century since the first miraculous Fidgettine vision!
It was fifty years ago this year...when exactly we’re not quite clear...that John Bellairs began frequenting the apartment of his friends, Dale and Marilyn Fitschen. Both John and Dale were taking classes at the nearby University of Chicago, with Bellairs plodding along in pursuit of his doctorate in literature and pounding out pages of his dissertation.
It was fifty years ago this year...when exactly we’re not quite clear...that John Bellairs began frequenting the apartment of his friends, Dale and Marilyn Fitschen. Both John and Dale were taking classes at the nearby University of Chicago, with Bellairs plodding along in pursuit of his doctorate in literature and pounding out pages of his dissertation.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
BiblioFile: La Pendola Magica (1975)

Wednesday, September 4, 2013
2013 Living History Portrayal Walk
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places - michigan,
things - events

Sunday, September 1, 2013
Time Capsule: September 1, 1993

Friday, August 30, 2013
Collecting the First Edition Library Issue of House
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fans - collecting,
house with a clock in its walls

"I am trying to find a copy to use for comparison between the various issues of the first printings of House, and I have copies of other issues but still need this regular library issue for comparison."
Thursday, August 29, 2013
BiblioFile: O Fantasma No Espelho
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bibliofile - brazil,
ghost in the mirror

Sunday, August 25, 2013
BiblioFile: Luis Barnavelt i zegar czarnoksiężnika
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bibliofile - poland,
house with a clock in its walls

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Remembering Ivan Meštrović
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20 century - 1950s,
places - indiana
Today is the 130th birthday of Ivan Meštrović (1883-1962), the Croatian sculptor and architect and, starting in 1955, professor of sculpture at the University of Notre Dame.
What’s What: Washington Elm
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house with a clock in its walls,
places - massachusetts,
things

Sounds like a rather impressive souvenir right? Like every good story, however, there is both fact and fiction surrounding this tree.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
50th Annual Historic Home Tour
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places - michigan

Monday, August 5, 2013
Interview: Charles Pieper
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fans - interview

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
See Thy Nero Shine
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face in the frost,
fandom,
places - illinois,
saint fidgeta

For one of my units, we are doing ‘Editing a Renaissance Play’ and my choice is the anonymous Tragedy of Nero (1624.) Whilst scrolling around I noticed that this is the same topic that Mr Bellairs did his Doctoral Thesis on. I would subsequently be extremely grateful for any information proferred or if you could even direct me to a copy of the thesis so that I might glean what insight I can.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
The 1950's in Winona
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20 century - 1950s,
places - minnesota

Saturday, July 20, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Who’s Who: John Dee
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house with a clock in its walls,
people,
places - england,
supernatural

Friday, July 5, 2013
BiblioFile: La Pendule d'Halloween
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bibliofile - france,
house with a clock in its walls

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Let Thee Play The Scribe
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names - gorey edward
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Time Capsule: June 23, 1973

Saturday, June 15, 2013
Where’s There: Barnavelt House
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house with a clock in its walls,
places - michigan,
things

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
BiblioFile: The House with a Clock in its Walls (1973)

Thursday, May 30, 2013
Conflicting Elements Exposed in Curse
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curse of the blue figurine,
fandom

Monday, May 20, 2013
BiblioFile: Das Haus das tickts (1977)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What’s What: Doomsday Clock

Friday, May 10, 2013
Interview: Irwin Terry
File under:
fans - interview,
names - gorey edward

This is the first in a series of interviews with Irwin.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Time Capsule: May 1, 1983
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20 century - 1980s,
curse of the blue figurine

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Walpurgis: The Other Halloween
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fandom,
house with a clock in its walls

Thursday, April 25, 2013
BiblioFile: House/Ghost Flip Book (2002, Puffin)

Saturday, April 20, 2013
Strickland on The Life of Eddie Carroll
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names - strickland brad
News from the University of North Georgia on Brad Strickland's new book, Wishing on a Star: The Life of Eddie Carroll, a biography of actor Eddie Carroll:
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