tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post88101976718245972..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Update: The Mystery Sign from Colonial WilliamsburgUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87908222844259873802011-02-09T11:50:40.052-05:002011-02-09T11:50:40.052-05:00Such a cool tidbit of information! I have to wonde...Such a cool tidbit of information! I have to wonder, then, why they don't offer this piece of trivia to visitors, at least in the form of a plaque or note on maps...Alicehttp://aliceiscurious.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63888275159732093642011-01-18T21:23:23.776-05:002011-01-18T21:23:23.776-05:00Emma J, quite by coincidence, another blog just ad...Emma J, quite by coincidence, another blog just addressed this same question: <br /><br />http://historymyths.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/myth-37since-most-people-were-illiterate-shop-signs-had-to-have-pictures-instead-of-words/Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-77123666185785638832011-01-16T12:25:28.929-05:002011-01-16T12:25:28.929-05:00Hahaha, very funny! I've always heard that the...Hahaha, very funny! I've always heard that the signs were to help people who couldn't read. Guess they'd figure out the hay stack?Emma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533674631324192458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-82197236698878503822011-01-15T12:42:59.487-05:002011-01-15T12:42:59.487-05:00Crossed forceps?Crossed forceps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26197523821929905832011-01-15T09:45:24.665-05:002011-01-15T09:45:24.665-05:00Good explanation. I can see why Dr. Hay used the h...Good explanation. I can see why Dr. Hay used the haystack as his 'trademark.' Don't want to guess what else a physician skilled in midwifery would use instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33028192866733787412011-01-15T00:42:16.079-05:002011-01-15T00:42:16.079-05:00i have always loved this sign....nice to know the ...i have always loved this sign....nice to know the rest of the info about Dr. Hay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com