Jessie Munster
@dragonflyjessie.bsky.social
I own an antiquarian bookshop with my husband, Jon, named Munster & Company, coach my kids soccer team, am a Girl Scout Leader, a member of our schools PTA, on the Corvallis School District Budget Committee, and do bookkeeping and upholstery on the side.
From Jon:
Happy International Women's Day! Today we're working on a rather exceptional recent arrival that has brought our attention to the importance of women in science.
#rarebooks #womeninscience #botany #butterflies #internationalwomensday
Happy International Women's Day! Today we're working on a rather exceptional recent arrival that has brought our attention to the importance of women in science.
#rarebooks #womeninscience #botany #butterflies #internationalwomensday
March 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
From Jon:
Happy International Women's Day! Today we're working on a rather exceptional recent arrival that has brought our attention to the importance of women in science.
#rarebooks #womeninscience #botany #butterflies #internationalwomensday
Happy International Women's Day! Today we're working on a rather exceptional recent arrival that has brought our attention to the importance of women in science.
#rarebooks #womeninscience #botany #butterflies #internationalwomensday
Jon has put together a collection of architecture for e-list number seven. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
February 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Jon has put together a collection of architecture for e-list number seven. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
Black history is our history.
Today I want to introduce you to two Oregon Pioneers, Hanna and Eliza Gorman. They came to Oregon in 1844 as slaves, and by 1850 they owned their own home in Corvallis, OR. They were beloved members of the community. sos.oregon.gov/archives/exh...
Today I want to introduce you to two Oregon Pioneers, Hanna and Eliza Gorman. They came to Oregon in 1844 as slaves, and by 1850 they owned their own home in Corvallis, OR. They were beloved members of the community. sos.oregon.gov/archives/exh...
State of Oregon: Black in Oregon - Hannah and Eliza Gorman
The official website of the Oregon Secretary of State
sos.oregon.gov
February 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Black history is our history.
Today I want to introduce you to two Oregon Pioneers, Hanna and Eliza Gorman. They came to Oregon in 1844 as slaves, and by 1850 they owned their own home in Corvallis, OR. They were beloved members of the community. sos.oregon.gov/archives/exh...
Today I want to introduce you to two Oregon Pioneers, Hanna and Eliza Gorman. They came to Oregon in 1844 as slaves, and by 1850 they owned their own home in Corvallis, OR. They were beloved members of the community. sos.oregon.gov/archives/exh...
Black history is our history.
"Ruggle’s grocery shop at One Cortlandt Street was also a circulating library and reading room for African Americans who were denied access to New York’s public libraries. His was the nation’s first black-owned bookstore..."
davidrugglescenter.org/david-ruggle...
"Ruggle’s grocery shop at One Cortlandt Street was also a circulating library and reading room for African Americans who were denied access to New York’s public libraries. His was the nation’s first black-owned bookstore..."
davidrugglescenter.org/david-ruggle...
David Ruggles - David Ruggles Center for History and Education
David Ruggles
(1810-1849)
Abolitionist and American Hero
David Ruggles was an African-American abolitionist, writer, publisher and hydropathic practitioner who was a courageous voice of black freedom...
davidrugglescenter.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Black history is our history.
"Ruggle’s grocery shop at One Cortlandt Street was also a circulating library and reading room for African Americans who were denied access to New York’s public libraries. His was the nation’s first black-owned bookstore..."
davidrugglescenter.org/david-ruggle...
"Ruggle’s grocery shop at One Cortlandt Street was also a circulating library and reading room for African Americans who were denied access to New York’s public libraries. His was the nation’s first black-owned bookstore..."
davidrugglescenter.org/david-ruggle...
Black history is our history.
Today I want to share my favorite artist. I am enamored with this incredible, powerful woman who used her voice and art to fight for equal rights for not just black women, but all women. youtu.be/Comf9SetjRA?...
Today I want to share my favorite artist. I am enamored with this incredible, powerful woman who used her voice and art to fight for equal rights for not just black women, but all women. youtu.be/Comf9SetjRA?...
Faith Ringgold: Artist & Activist
YouTube video by MAKERS
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Black history is our history.
Today I want to share my favorite artist. I am enamored with this incredible, powerful woman who used her voice and art to fight for equal rights for not just black women, but all women. youtu.be/Comf9SetjRA?...
Today I want to share my favorite artist. I am enamored with this incredible, powerful woman who used her voice and art to fight for equal rights for not just black women, but all women. youtu.be/Comf9SetjRA?...
Black history is our history.
Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney is on the Oregon Battle of the Books list this year, and my team has really enjoyed reading his book, and learning about his life and work. You can learn more about this incredible illustrator here.
www.justjerrypinkney.com/jerrys-life?...
Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney is on the Oregon Battle of the Books list this year, and my team has really enjoyed reading his book, and learning about his life and work. You can learn more about this incredible illustrator here.
www.justjerrypinkney.com/jerrys-life?...
Jerry's Life — Jerry Pinkney Studio
www.justjerrypinkney.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Black history is our history.
Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney is on the Oregon Battle of the Books list this year, and my team has really enjoyed reading his book, and learning about his life and work. You can learn more about this incredible illustrator here.
www.justjerrypinkney.com/jerrys-life?...
Just Jerry by Jerry Pinkney is on the Oregon Battle of the Books list this year, and my team has really enjoyed reading his book, and learning about his life and work. You can learn more about this incredible illustrator here.
www.justjerrypinkney.com/jerrys-life?...
We are proud to announce that Munster & Company received a $30,000 Enhancement Grant from the Backing Small Businesses program presented by American Express , in partnership with Main Street America. We are so excited to be among the recipients of this program!
#backingsmall
#backingsmall
January 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We are proud to announce that Munster & Company received a $30,000 Enhancement Grant from the Backing Small Businesses program presented by American Express , in partnership with Main Street America. We are so excited to be among the recipients of this program!
#backingsmall
#backingsmall
So, day one, we saw a nazi salute behind the presidential podium by a stoned billionair. It is going to be a long four years. Conserve your energy, and protect your friends. We stand with you against all of this.
January 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So, day one, we saw a nazi salute behind the presidential podium by a stoned billionair. It is going to be a long four years. Conserve your energy, and protect your friends. We stand with you against all of this.
Our bookshop now has an official bluesky account!
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January 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our bookshop now has an official bluesky account!
bsky.app/profile/muns...
bsky.app/profile/muns...
New listing! A very handsome general catalogue of Deberny Peignot's typefaces, with sections divided by pages of stiff card, printed in a variety of colors. . Hard Cover. Very Good. shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6708...
December 28, 2024 at 4:11 AM
New listing! A very handsome general catalogue of Deberny Peignot's typefaces, with sections divided by pages of stiff card, printed in a variety of colors. . Hard Cover. Very Good. shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6708...
Kids got to hug Cesar the no drama llama last night! Holiday made.
December 22, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Kids got to hug Cesar the no drama llama last night! Holiday made.
Now listed. Sammelband of 10 Eighteenth Century Publications: A Discourse of Free-Thinking, Four Queries, Concerning the Miracles, Three Quaker books by Richard Finch, Killing No Murder, Two Books Concerning the Quaker's Tythe Bill...
shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6697...
shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6697...
shop.munsterbooks.com
December 19, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Now listed. Sammelband of 10 Eighteenth Century Publications: A Discourse of Free-Thinking, Four Queries, Concerning the Miracles, Three Quaker books by Richard Finch, Killing No Murder, Two Books Concerning the Quaker's Tythe Bill...
shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6697...
shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6697...
Jon is just finishing up working on a sammelband of ten 18th century publications including this piece that explores whether it is legal to...umm... assist in shuffling a tyrant off the old mortal coil, so to speak.
How festive.
#rarebooks
How festive.
#rarebooks
December 14, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Jon is just finishing up working on a sammelband of ten 18th century publications including this piece that explores whether it is legal to...umm... assist in shuffling a tyrant off the old mortal coil, so to speak.
How festive.
#rarebooks
How festive.
#rarebooks
Fifty Four Things Wrong With Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter is on the Oregon Battle of the Books grade 3-5 list, and I think everyone should read it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/fif...
www.harpercollins.com/products/fif...
Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
From the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning diffe...
www.harpercollins.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Fifty Four Things Wrong With Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter is on the Oregon Battle of the Books grade 3-5 list, and I think everyone should read it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/fif...
www.harpercollins.com/products/fif...
Going for "under construction, but trying." Happy Holidays!!!
December 3, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Going for "under construction, but trying." Happy Holidays!!!
Today's challenge in staycation entertainment while Jon was at work was to teach the kids, and Nana, Hobbs's rules dominos on my Grandparents' old set. Lots of great memories. Now it is Charlotte and Oliver's turn to skunk us.
December 1, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Today's challenge in staycation entertainment while Jon was at work was to teach the kids, and Nana, Hobbs's rules dominos on my Grandparents' old set. Lots of great memories. Now it is Charlotte and Oliver's turn to skunk us.
Happy Thanksgiving all! Gobble, gobble!
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all! Gobble, gobble!
Love the decorative paper on this finely bound copy. Isle of Dreams shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6665...
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Love the decorative paper on this finely bound copy. Isle of Dreams shop.munsterbooks.com/product/6665...
Published by the Winslow Brothers Foundry 'Ornamental Iron: A Journal of Industrial Art' bi-monthly from 1893 to 1895, and each issue featured drawings and black and white photographs of their work, which included everything from ornate stair railings to storefront canopies to elevator enclosures.
November 27, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Published by the Winslow Brothers Foundry 'Ornamental Iron: A Journal of Industrial Art' bi-monthly from 1893 to 1895, and each issue featured drawings and black and white photographs of their work, which included everything from ornate stair railings to storefront canopies to elevator enclosures.
Sadly, after removing more carpet we realized, and have come to accept, that restoring the original fir floors is beyond our current financial and time constraints, so the new plan is to take careful notes, and preserve it under water proof LVP, until a far future date. Some day my floors, some day.
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Sadly, after removing more carpet we realized, and have come to accept, that restoring the original fir floors is beyond our current financial and time constraints, so the new plan is to take careful notes, and preserve it under water proof LVP, until a far future date. Some day my floors, some day.
We found the original 100+ year old growth fir flooring under the old carpet! Day 1 of demo has gone well! 😍
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 AM
We found the original 100+ year old growth fir flooring under the old carpet! Day 1 of demo has gone well! 😍
The first bit of carpet and particle board has been pulled, and underneath is 100+ year old growth fir floors with loads of character and potential. 😍
November 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The first bit of carpet and particle board has been pulled, and underneath is 100+ year old growth fir floors with loads of character and potential. 😍
Our dumpster is here! We are excited for this old carpet to be gone. Fingers crossed for what we find underneath!
November 18, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Our dumpster is here! We are excited for this old carpet to be gone. Fingers crossed for what we find underneath!
This week in the bookshop we worked on some of the finer details, tomorrow we start packing away those finer details and start ripping out our old raggedy carpet. We will keep selling books through Munsterbooks.com while we work, so please keep supporting us! Open shop finally coming this Spring!
November 17, 2024 at 9:34 PM
This week in the bookshop we worked on some of the finer details, tomorrow we start packing away those finer details and start ripping out our old raggedy carpet. We will keep selling books through Munsterbooks.com while we work, so please keep supporting us! Open shop finally coming this Spring!
Hi friends! Since it has been so cloudy this week I thought I would give bluesky a try.
November 13, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Hi friends! Since it has been so cloudy this week I thought I would give bluesky a try.