Adventures in skating historiography
I am going to show off some old skates at the national figure skating championships in St. Louis! Here's the plan: Tuesday, January 6 – Saturday, January 10: Check out my skates at the exhibit, History of the Skate Blade, at the St. Louis Central Library. Tuesday, January 6, 6 pm: I am giving a… Continue reading USFS nationals in St. Louis
On July 14 and 15, I visited the roller skating museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is a relatively small museum housed at the headquarters of USA Roller Sports, but it is packed of amazing stuff. There are many miscellaneous old skates in display cases without labels) on the entryway. Signs lead through the Hall of… Continue reading National Museum of Roller Skating