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Museum of Printing, Haverhill, MA, USA
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano describes how printed newspapers photographed and preserved on microfilm represent the “first draft of history” for researchers. He explores how that has changed in the digital age.
whattheythink.com/video/128511...
whattheythink.com/video/128511...
Saving the First Draft of History
Newspapers once saved their back issues on microfilm and their photos in file cabinets. Reporters and historians used that material for research. As newspapers close down, that material is disappearin...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano describes how printed newspapers photographed and preserved on microfilm represent the “first draft of history” for researchers. He explores how that has changed in the digital age.
whattheythink.com/video/128511...
whattheythink.com/video/128511...
Museum of Printing Acting Director Christine Mistretta delights a young visitor and her dad with a printing demonstration.
Think about bringing your kids to the Museum on a Saturday. Not boring and stuffy at all!
Think about bringing your kids to the Museum on a Saturday. Not boring and stuffy at all!
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Museum of Printing Acting Director Christine Mistretta delights a young visitor and her dad with a printing demonstration.
Think about bringing your kids to the Museum on a Saturday. Not boring and stuffy at all!
Think about bringing your kids to the Museum on a Saturday. Not boring and stuffy at all!
From the Romano Library The History and Development of Advertising (1929). This classic traces U.S. printed ads back to the first press in 1638 and the first paid newspaper ad in 1704—showing how early American advertising borrowed heavily from England
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
From the Romano Library The History and Development of Advertising (1929). This classic traces U.S. printed ads back to the first press in 1638 and the first paid newspaper ad in 1704—showing how early American advertising borrowed heavily from England
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
Garage sale update! New stuff just came in. Join us November 15, 10 to 4. Check out the video!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVG7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVG7...
Last Minute Additions: Fall Garage Sale 11/15/2025
YouTube video by The Museum of Printing
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November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Garage sale update! New stuff just came in. Join us November 15, 10 to 4. Check out the video!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVG7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVG7...
Save the date!
Thurs. Nov. 20th 4-8pm | Sip, Shop & Print Night
Grab a sweet treat and print your own letterpress Christmas card at the Museum of Printing.
Free Event: Save your spot now> tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #ArtAndInk #PrintLovers #essexcountycreates
Thurs. Nov. 20th 4-8pm | Sip, Shop & Print Night
Grab a sweet treat and print your own letterpress Christmas card at the Museum of Printing.
Free Event: Save your spot now> tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #ArtAndInk #PrintLovers #essexcountycreates
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Save the date!
Thurs. Nov. 20th 4-8pm | Sip, Shop & Print Night
Grab a sweet treat and print your own letterpress Christmas card at the Museum of Printing.
Free Event: Save your spot now> tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #ArtAndInk #PrintLovers #essexcountycreates
Thurs. Nov. 20th 4-8pm | Sip, Shop & Print Night
Grab a sweet treat and print your own letterpress Christmas card at the Museum of Printing.
Free Event: Save your spot now> tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #ArtAndInk #PrintLovers #essexcountycreates
On this Veterans Day we remember a soldier-printer, Augustus Giegengack who ran the U.S. Government Printing Office from 1934 to 1948 and managed Stars & Stripes in World War I.
This caricature comes from a 1943 New Yorker profile of Giegengack.
#VeteransDay
This caricature comes from a 1943 New Yorker profile of Giegengack.
#VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
On this Veterans Day we remember a soldier-printer, Augustus Giegengack who ran the U.S. Government Printing Office from 1934 to 1948 and managed Stars & Stripes in World War I.
This caricature comes from a 1943 New Yorker profile of Giegengack.
#VeteransDay
This caricature comes from a 1943 New Yorker profile of Giegengack.
#VeteransDay
Sip, Shop & Print! 🎁
Join us on Nov. 20 | 4-8 PM at 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill for holiday shopping, letterpress printing, cider & cookies!
Free gift wrapping + door prize raffle. Support local, celebrate print!
RSVP 👉 tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #HaverhillMA #MuseumOfPrinting
Join us on Nov. 20 | 4-8 PM at 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill for holiday shopping, letterpress printing, cider & cookies!
Free gift wrapping + door prize raffle. Support local, celebrate print!
RSVP 👉 tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #HaverhillMA #MuseumOfPrinting
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Sip, Shop & Print! 🎁
Join us on Nov. 20 | 4-8 PM at 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill for holiday shopping, letterpress printing, cider & cookies!
Free gift wrapping + door prize raffle. Support local, celebrate print!
RSVP 👉 tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #HaverhillMA #MuseumOfPrinting
Join us on Nov. 20 | 4-8 PM at 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill for holiday shopping, letterpress printing, cider & cookies!
Free gift wrapping + door prize raffle. Support local, celebrate print!
RSVP 👉 tinyurl.com/Sipshopprint
#SipShopPrint #HaverhillMA #MuseumOfPrinting
The Museum of Printing will be at the International Antiquarian Book Fair in Boston this week!
We will have a booth in the Cultural Row (Booth #227) at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, November 7 to 9.
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
We will have a booth in the Cultural Row (Booth #227) at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, November 7 to 9.
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Museum of Printing will be at the International Antiquarian Book Fair in Boston this week!
We will have a booth in the Cultural Row (Booth #227) at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, November 7 to 9.
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
We will have a booth in the Cultural Row (Booth #227) at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, November 7 to 9.
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano ponders this existential question: Why do the Feds hate paper so much?
whattheythink.com/video/128248...
whattheythink.com/video/128248...
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano ponders this existential question: Why do the Feds hate paper so much?
whattheythink.com/video/128248...
whattheythink.com/video/128248...
This Saturday November 4th at 10:30, Museum of Printing volunteer Mike Doyle will deliver a series of Interactive Talks covering 9 topics highlighting different areas of the Museum and a chance to talk to Museum President Frank Romano in the Romano Library.
#VolunteersAtWorkWednesday
#VolunteersAtWorkWednesday
October 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This Saturday November 4th at 10:30, Museum of Printing volunteer Mike Doyle will deliver a series of Interactive Talks covering 9 topics highlighting different areas of the Museum and a chance to talk to Museum President Frank Romano in the Romano Library.
#VolunteersAtWorkWednesday
#VolunteersAtWorkWednesday
This Saturday is the last weekend for spooky scary skeletons, printed at the Museum and ready for you to assemble.
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This Saturday is the last weekend for spooky scary skeletons, printed at the Museum and ready for you to assemble.
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano interviews Adi Chinai of King Printing about the market for digital printing of books.
whattheythink.com/video/128178...
whattheythink.com/video/128178...
October 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano interviews Adi Chinai of King Printing about the market for digital printing of books.
whattheythink.com/video/128178...
whattheythink.com/video/128178...
Today we’re featuring the first issue of Printing History (1979) — the peer-reviewed journal of the @PrintingHistory Association. It celebrates the art and craft of printing through rich illustrations and stories of the people and presses that shaped print culture.
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today we’re featuring the first issue of Printing History (1979) — the peer-reviewed journal of the @PrintingHistory Association. It celebrates the art and craft of printing through rich illustrations and stories of the people and presses that shaped print culture.
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano talks about the use of industry lists for marketing, sales, and research regarding print service providers. He shows how it has changed (and not for the better) in the last few decades.
whattheythink.com/video/128101...
whattheythink.com/video/128101...
October 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano talks about the use of industry lists for marketing, sales, and research regarding print service providers. He shows how it has changed (and not for the better) in the last few decades.
whattheythink.com/video/128101...
whattheythink.com/video/128101...
This Saturday, October 11th, is our monthly Book Arts Open Studio. A $10 studio fee gets you access to books and tools, and you can work on your book projects with like-minded creatives. The Book Arts Open Studio happens every second Saturday of the month at the Museum.
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Saturday, October 11th, is our monthly Book Arts Open Studio. A $10 studio fee gets you access to books and tools, and you can work on your book projects with like-minded creatives. The Book Arts Open Studio happens every second Saturday of the month at the Museum.
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano bemoans the loss of another printed newspaper. He realizes that it’s inevitable that printed newspapers will go the way of the dinosaur, but he really likes printed newspapers.
whattheythink.com/video/127991...
whattheythink.com/video/127991...
October 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano bemoans the loss of another printed newspaper. He realizes that it’s inevitable that printed newspapers will go the way of the dinosaur, but he really likes printed newspapers.
whattheythink.com/video/127991...
whattheythink.com/video/127991...
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President (and Rochester Institute of Technology professor emeritus) returns to the topic of the changing landscape of print education.
whattheythink.com/video/127879...
whattheythink.com/video/127879...
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President (and Rochester Institute of Technology professor emeritus) returns to the topic of the changing landscape of print education.
whattheythink.com/video/127879...
whattheythink.com/video/127879...
Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored National Newspaper Week, a week-long celebration of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. In 2025, it takes place this week, October 5-11.
For details, see www.nationalnewspaperweek.com.
#NationalNewspaperWeek
For details, see www.nationalnewspaperweek.com.
#NationalNewspaperWeek
October 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored National Newspaper Week, a week-long celebration of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. In 2025, it takes place this week, October 5-11.
For details, see www.nationalnewspaperweek.com.
#NationalNewspaperWeek
For details, see www.nationalnewspaperweek.com.
#NationalNewspaperWeek
This Saturday October 4th, Mike Doyle will deliver Interactive Talks covering nine topics highlighting different areas of the Museum. The tour wraps up with a chance to talk to Museum President Frank Romano in the Romano Library.
For details, see:
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
For details, see:
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This Saturday October 4th, Mike Doyle will deliver Interactive Talks covering nine topics highlighting different areas of the Museum. The tour wraps up with a chance to talk to Museum President Frank Romano in the Romano Library.
For details, see:
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
For details, see:
museumofprinting.org/news-and-eve...
We had a great turnout at last Saturday’s Art Walk in Haverhill with many folks (young and old) taking time to make print of their own.
Looking for a fun Halloween activity? During the month of October kids can assemble spooky printed paper skeletons. We’re open every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Looking for a fun Halloween activity? During the month of October kids can assemble spooky printed paper skeletons. We’re open every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
October 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We had a great turnout at last Saturday’s Art Walk in Haverhill with many folks (young and old) taking time to make print of their own.
Looking for a fun Halloween activity? During the month of October kids can assemble spooky printed paper skeletons. We’re open every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Looking for a fun Halloween activity? During the month of October kids can assemble spooky printed paper skeletons. We’re open every Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Last Saturday there was a full house for Steve Varvaro’s talk, “All About Paper.”
Join us this coming Saturday (October 4th) for Mitchel Ahern’s Letterpress Intro+ workshop and Mike Doyle’s Interactive Talks.
See www.museumofprinting.org or email info@museumofprinting.org for more info.
Join us this coming Saturday (October 4th) for Mitchel Ahern’s Letterpress Intro+ workshop and Mike Doyle’s Interactive Talks.
See www.museumofprinting.org or email info@museumofprinting.org for more info.
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last Saturday there was a full house for Steve Varvaro’s talk, “All About Paper.”
Join us this coming Saturday (October 4th) for Mitchel Ahern’s Letterpress Intro+ workshop and Mike Doyle’s Interactive Talks.
See www.museumofprinting.org or email info@museumofprinting.org for more info.
Join us this coming Saturday (October 4th) for Mitchel Ahern’s Letterpress Intro+ workshop and Mike Doyle’s Interactive Talks.
See www.museumofprinting.org or email info@museumofprinting.org for more info.
In 18th-century England, even bills and receipts were works of art. George Bickham’s The Universal Penman (1741) remains the most complete record of English calligraphy. See a 1941 facsimile at the Romano Library or free online at Internet Archive.
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
September 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In 18th-century England, even bills and receipts were works of art. George Bickham’s The Universal Penman (1741) remains the most complete record of English calligraphy. See a 1941 facsimile at the Romano Library or free online at Internet Archive.
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
#TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing Frank Romano interviews Dave Seat, a master hot-metal machine mechanic who travels the country repairing Ludlow and Linotype machines.
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing Frank Romano interviews Dave Seat, a master hot-metal machine mechanic who travels the country repairing Ludlow and Linotype machines.
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
whattheythink.com/video/127784...
A venerable board shear begins its trip to a new home in Pittsburgh!
A board shear is capable of making clean and precise cuts on thick materials for applications like bookbinding.
A board shear is capable of making clean and precise cuts on thick materials for applications like bookbinding.
September 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A venerable board shear begins its trip to a new home in Pittsburgh!
A board shear is capable of making clean and precise cuts on thick materials for applications like bookbinding.
A board shear is capable of making clean and precise cuts on thick materials for applications like bookbinding.
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano tells the story of an early typesetting machine, a Thorne Unitype that dates back to the 1870s.
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano tells the story of an early typesetting machine, a Thorne Unitype that dates back to the 1870s.
whattheythink.com/video/127698...
whattheythink.com/video/127698...