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Tag: Mary Hill

Frankenstein Book

Recently we acquired an interesting new addition to our ever growing scrapbook collection.  In 1869, Mary H. Hill of Nelson County, VA, somehow got her hands on a salesman's sample book and proceeded to use it as a scrapbook for her favorite recipes over the next decade or so.  What makes her book stand out ...

Posted on August 29, 2011Author Tracey KryCategories Good SourcesTags cookbooks, manuscripts, Mary Hill, sample book, scrapbooks1 Comment on Frankenstein Book
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