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Interest in Ephemera: Collector

About Me:: I was a collector (albeit unfocused and random) of ephemera before I knew there was such a thing. During my nine years on staff at the Specialty Coffee Association of America, I began to collect coffee related ephemera on behalf of the association. I recently decided to make collecting ephemera an “official” hobby and to begin learning more and become a bit more serious.

My “day job” is as a consultant in the coffee industry. Not too long ago a colleague of mine started a networking site for baristas, which has been enormously successful. It occurred to me that starting such a thing for ephemera might be a good way to learn, and use my inclination as a former association executive to “facilitate” gatherings of those with shared interest. While I don’t expect as much participation as a site devoted to baristas, I think the passion I’ve seen among ephemera collectors might make for a dynamic community regardless of numbers.

I will be working a bit on the site each day so please be patient as I add (or remove) features and try to make things more presentable and organized. The Google ads keep the site free but I don’t plan on keeping them for too long. Suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Website:: http://www.freshgroundconsulting.com

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Martin commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Ephemera Society (London)'on Thursday

. Mike, it's interesting that you have chosen to start this group. Perhaps this may be a vehicle for discussing ephemera availability (and rough pricing) in London and the UK in general? . .

Lewis Jaffe joined Mike Ferguson's groupJune 27

Bookmarks, Bookplates and Related

Dave Dubé commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Billheads and Letterheads'June 27

I just put up a new piece on my blog. This is a larger Billhead, but perfect for what I've in mind for this kind of Ephemera. I'll let you decide if it's a 'proper use' of old paper! http://oldpaperart.blogspot.com/2009/06/startup-with-coke.html

Dave Dubé commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Sheet Music'June 27

Folks - This is what I do with sheet music: http://oldpaperart.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-cup-of-fascination.html Lots of possibilities for art work, either your own or for someone else. I would be willing to take any sheet music published betwee...

Dave Dubé joined Mike Ferguson's groupJune 27

Sheet Music

Dave Dubé commented on Mike Ferguson's group 'Playing Cards'June 23

I'm posting a link to my contribution to Playing Cards::: http://oldpaperart.blogspot.com/2009/05/king-queen-joined-as-one.html I bisected a pair of antique cards (King &Queen of Hearts) for the art work, and then bisected and rearranged the sta...

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Reflections on 200

A little over six months ago, TEN hit 100 members and I posted my thoughts on that milestone. It captured my feelings well, so I’ve featured that post since some of you (approximately 100) may have not read it:

http://ephemera.ning.com/profiles/blogs/reflections-on-100

In the last paragraph, after all of my “ephemeral” musings, I asked everyone to stick around, invite new members, and use use use the site. While I am a un… Continue

Posted on May 22, 2009 at 10:29am — 1 Comment

The TEN Orientation Express

New member Lee Kirk (Welcome Lee) inquires as to an orientation page that provides information about TEN and explains how to use some of its features. This tells me that we are moving past the early adopters. I will work on an orientation page and I invite everyone to post your ideas on what should be included. Early adopter don't mind a bit of a learning curve, but it's time to flatten it out so new members don't become inactive before they were ever active. Thanks.

Posted on December 5, 2008 at 9:32am —

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At 3:40pm on June 23, 2009, Christine Kossol said…: Thanks for the welcome! I am really enjoying this community already.

At 7:26pm on June 6, 2009, Todd And said…: Hi Mike - Thanks for creating such a great community! I just launched the Historic Newspaper Network (http://raglinen.ning.com) and also joined your newspaper group on the Ephemera Network. Keep up the great work! -Todd

At 12:01pm on June 2, 2009, Dave Dubé said…: Thank you. I'll have to look around a bit here. Marianne Dow sent me here as I was asking questions of her about the AntiqueWeek Community that she couldn't answer. Not that the questions were obscure, but I joined there in order to share, perhaps learn a little about the resource, and also get the opportunity to obtain more 'canvas' for my art work.

At 7:38pm on May 3, 2009, Leslie said…: Thanks for featuring me. It's nice to come to a new place and have someone make you feel welcome like that.

At 2:08pm on April 23, 2009, Coffeetinker said…: Thanks for this Group!
haahaa, Coffeetinker, don't try stealing it now... I love, love, love Coffee... And I spend way to much time "tinkering"... Kinda like, you know "tinkering", especially at estate sales and on the computer. The 2 just seem to go hand in hand..

At 4:41pm on April 22, 2009, Gejus van Diggele said…: Hi Mike,
Just wanted to say hello. Inspired by your T.E.N. I have created two new Ning networks about collecting hycinth vases (in Dutch) and World War 2 games and puzzles (in English).
Hope you are well.
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Gejus