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Grantville Gazette 5 #12: What Replaces the SRG

Previous / Next What Replaces the SRG?Leonard Hollar, Bob Hollingsworth, John Rigby, Phillip Schillawski, Tom Van Natta and John ZeekThe SRG is the standard muzzle-loading rifle of forces allied with USE. SRG stands for “Struve-Reardon Gevar,” named after the manufacturer and designer of the weapon. “Gevar” is the German term for rifle.It is based on […]

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Grantvile Gazette 5 #11: Dyes and Mordants

Previous / Next Dyes And MordantsLisa SatterlundI. Introduction and brief history of dyeing. By 1630, human beings had been using plants, animals and minerals to change the natural color of plant and animal fibers for at least five thousand years. The oldest written record of dye use goes back to 2,600 BC in China, and archaeologists […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #10: In Vitro Veritas

Previous / Next In Vitro Veritas:Glassmaking After The Ring Of FireIver P. CooperIn the early seventeenth century, there was already a vigorous international trade in glassware. The world center for glassmaking was in Venice, and the Venetians were most famous for tableware and glass mirrors made of the colorless cristallo. Germany and Bohemia were known for […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #7: Murphy’s Law

Previous / Next Murphy’s LawBy Virginia DeMarcePart I: Grand ScamSpring, 1634 “I have to decide within the week,” Leopold Cavriani said. “I have no hesitation, of course, about leaving my daughter Idelette here with the Reverend and Mrs. Wiley. She will learn practical business from Count August von Sommersburg’s factor, the count being one of the […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #6: Of Masters and Men

Previous / Next Of Masters And MenKaren BergstralhNovember, 1631  Master Carpenter Herman Glauber walked from the open door to the forge in the blacksmith shop Martin Schmidt ran for him. Putting down his bulging briefcase he stood warming his hands above the coals. Glauber nodded pleasantly at Martin and, looking around the shop, beamed.“Rolf, Jakob, finish […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #5: Susan’s Story

Previous / Next Susan’s StoryBy Paula Goodlett and Gorg HuffGrantville August, 1632 “I don’t know about you, Susan,” Tina said, “but I’m getting out of here before she wakes up. The last thing I want to deal with is Mom and one of her weepy hangovers.”“C’mon, Tina. The hangovers are easier to live with than what’s really […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #4: Schwarza Falls

Previous / Next Schwarza FallsDouglas W. Jones1To: Grantville Emergency Committee. From: John Sterling, Edgar Frost and Francis Kidwell. Date: May 30, 1631? fifth day after the disaster. Re: Road options around Schwarza Falls. Yesterday, May twenty-ninth, the fourth day after the disaster, we went up Buffalo Creek to the power plant to look into how to build a road […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #3: Burmashave

Previous / Next BurmashaveChris RacciatoMay, 1633 Ernst Frohlich looked at the man sitting across the table from him. He was nondescript, clean shaven, and dressed in contemporary clothing, but his accented German identified him as one of the now famous “up-timers” from Grantville. The fact that the man had requested to meet him anonymously in a […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #2: Ounces of Prevention

Previous / NextOunces Of PreventionBy Kim MackeyWhen Pieter Paul Rubens entered the Brussels’ home of fellow diplomat Alessandro Scaglia he was surprised to find his friend and patron, Nicolaas Rockox of Antwerp, deep in conversation with the abate.“Nicolaas,” said Rubens, clasping his friend’s arm as Rockox and Scaglia rose to greet him, “I didn’t know you […]

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Grantville Gazette 5 #1: Breaking News

Previous / Next Breaking NewsJay RobisonRome, ItalyAugust, 1632An apprentice escorted Artemisia Gentileschi into the stifling studio. She was expected.“Maestra Gentileschi, my dear, how pleasant to see you!” Gian Lorenzo Bernini stood in the middle of his studio. The young sculptor’s handsomeness was barely diminished by a layer of rock dust. Apprentices and journeymen worked busily […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 5 #3: Mail From Up-Time

Previous / NextMail From Up-TimeGeorge GrantGrantville Post Office May 1635“Shit!”Bernita Jenkins’ day had started normally. The work had even been rather light. She and Selma had sorted the flats and letters, thrown parcels, sorted and distributed the accountables, and gotten a start on putting up the box mail before the window was due to be […]

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