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...

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!

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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 [email protected] 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

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...

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.

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...

Museum of Printing volunteer Peter Corriveau unloads a beautiful double-wide metal type cabinet that was donated to the Museum recently. Thanks for your work, Peter! #VolunteersAtWorkWednesday

Acting Executive Director Christine Mistretta talks with visitors as part of Essex Heritage’s event series, Trails & Sails. The Museum will be open from 10 am to noon September 21st, part of Trails & Sails (free admission) For more info on other Trails & Sails events, see trailsandsails.org.

Museum of Printing members! If you have not received the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter, it will be arriving in your mailbox soon. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this issue as well as topics that you would like to see covered in future issues. Write us at [email protected].

In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano shows examples of a trend that merges the concept of a book and a magazine into a “bookazine.” whattheythink.com/video/127568...

The Museum of Printing will be open from 10 am to noon this Sunday and next Sunday (September 14th and 21st) as part of Essex Heritage’s free event series, Trails & Sails. Admission is free these special Sundays. For more info on other Trails & Sails events, see trailsandsails.org. @EssexHeritage

Mark your calendars! The Museum of Printing will have a booth in the Cultural Row at the 47th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair! Hynes Convention Center Boston from Friday, November 7th to Sunday November 9th. For more information, go to www.abaa.org/bostonbookfair

In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano explains the logic behind the layout of a Linotype machine keyboard and introduces us to ETAOIN SHRLDU. whattheythink.com/video/127445...

With the help of Museum of Printing volunteers, an 1882 Pearl 3 printing press is being returned to the wild with new owners! Keeping vintage letterpress equipment in use is one of the goals of the Museum, so we are delighted whenever we can make this happen.

A 240-foot fabric scroll honoring Charlotte Forten at Haverhill's Whittier Homestead park was printed by Director of Operations Mitchel Ahern at the Museum of Printing on the 1830s Adams Acorn Press using large wood type on sailcloth. #VolunteersAtWorkWednesday

This Currier & Ives print, “Autumn in New England—Cider Making,” captures 19th-c. cider traditions and lithographic artistry. Lithographer John Schuler adapted Durrie’s painting, with colors hand-applied. See 31 more in Russel Crouse’s 1936 book. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary

In his latest #WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano takes a turn behind the camera to highlight our latest Garage & Book sale.These sales keep type and other printing equipment in use while financially supporting the work of the Museum. whattheythink.com/video/127371...

Issue 3 of Volume 47 of the Museum of Printing’s 2025 newsletter is off to the printer and will be in members’ hands sometime in September. Not a member? See museumofprinting.org/join-us/ for details.

This group stopped by the Museum with a particular interest in studying art. You don’t need a specific reason to visit. If you and your group can’t make it during our regular hours (Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm), just send us an e-mail ([email protected]) and we will arrange another time.

On Saturday Andy Volpe taught his “Introduction to #Intaglio #Printing” workshop. In this shot, one of his students shows off his work.

In his latest WhatTheyThink video Museum of Printing President Frank Romano describes how print education programs at the high school level have disappeared and he suggests that this is an existential challenge for the printing industry. whattheythink.com/video/127309...

"A great big thanks to our many volunteers for their work at the Summer Garage Sale. We couldn't have done it without you! #volunteersrock"

Enjoy TypeWorld, a paper for word processing, typesetting, and graphic arts. The Romano Library has physical copies dating back to 1977, and we’re about to digitize them to bring back the time when phototypesetting dominated the printing world. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary

We had a beautiful day for our Summer Garage Sale last Saturday! Thank you for your support and if you missed it, our Fall sale is coming up in November.

August 3rd marked the opening reception for the Freedom Project Kolekcja at the Museum of Printing. On display through November 1st. See in person any Saturday 10 to 4. FREEDOM PROJECT KOLEKCJA is a response to crises and ongoing global conflicts humanity is facing today. Photo: Jerome P. Gilmore

One of our volunteers is diligently shining up a selection of interesting letterpress cuts, one of the interesting things for sale this weekend at our garage sale! #volunteersatworkwednesday

What an interesting conversation between Frank Romano and Jeff Jarvis about the past and future of print in Frank's latest WhatTheyThink video! They address the continuum from print, to radio, to TV, to the Internet, and more. Check out this Jarvis book, too! (a.co/d/cudqWRO)

The Museum of Printing has been helping a non-profit organization called Outsider Collective (www.theoutsidercollective.org) set up a letterpress lab in Pawtucket, Rhode Island for artists with disabilities.

Our Summer Garage & Book Sale will take place on Saturday August 9th from 10 am to 4 pm at 15 Thornton Avenue, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Don’t miss it! Our Director of Operations, Mitchel Ahern walks you through some of the amazing sale items here: youtu.be/63eecNCdG1g There will also be books!

In his latest WhatTheyThink video, Museum of Printing President Frank Romano describes the dumbest phototypesetting product ever, the Intertype Fotosetter. Come see it any Saturday betwee 10 and 4 or by appointment! whattheythink.com/video/126998...

Printing Art magazine (1903-1925) stands out as a unique expression of visual and typographic art in American printing journals. It emphasized beauty, design integrity, and aesthetics, promoting the "artistic printing" movement – as seen in this ad. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary, Olga Shabalina PhD