#pastperfect

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Past Perfect. Chapter 1, Scene 3. .☘︎ ݁˖

this used to be my favorite page lol, i can't wait to start editing again. Might take some screenies before i head into work..

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[pastperfect-online]

October 1, 1890 - Yosemite National Park Established

"On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless “Don’t Feed the Bears” signs.

Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indigenous miners and settlers to the region. Tourists and damage to Yosemite Valley’s ecosystem followed. In 1864, to ward off further commercial exploitation, conservationists convinced President Abraham Lincoln to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias a public trust of California. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. Yellowstone became America’s first national park in 1872.

In 1889, John Muir discovered that the vast meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley, which lacked government protection, were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing. Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson, a fellow environmentalist and influential magazine editor, lobbied for national park status for the large wilderness area around Yosemite Valley. On October 1 of the following year, Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land (about the size of Rhode Island) for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.

Yosemite’s natural beauty is immortalized in the black-and-white landscape photographs of Ansel Adams (1902-1984), who at one point lived in the park and spent years photographing it. Today, over 3 million people get back to nature annually at Yosemite and check out such stunning landmarks as the 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls, one of the world’s tallest waterfalls; rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the U.S.; and the three groves of giant sequoias, the world’s biggest trees.

-- History.com

This week in History: September 29, 1954 -- Willie Mays completes "The Catch" during the World Series September 30, 1918 -- President Woodrow Wilson speaks in favor of female suffrage October 1, 1903 Pittsburgh beats Boston in first World Series Game October 2, 1950 -- Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip debuts October 3, 1863 - President Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving Holiday October 3, 1990 - East and West Germany reunite after 45 years October 4, 1957 - Sputnik launched

This photo postcard of Yosemite Valley can be found in the online collection of the Walnut Creek Historical Society.

[curatorsday]

Thursday, October 16, 2025

We switched to PastPerfect Web Edition a couple of months ago. There are still things about it that frustrate me but I'm getting used to it. My favorite feature is that I can now access our database on any device with an internet connection. This came in really handy today when I was putting away the last of the artifacts that came off display. When I had a question about a location I wrote down, I didn't have to go back to my office to double check. I could do it on my phone. Doing data entry in the Web Edition on my phone is a real chore but manageable in a pinch.

[venvsims]

Past Perfect Chapter 1, Scene 5𓂃۶ৎ

i kinda loved this spread and although i love zaila as a toddler, posing toddlers is not fun lol .. posting elara's wedding photos next and then will continue on with scenes.

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Past Perfect. Chapter 1, Scene 2. ♡

i luv little zaila sm, she was the first sim i created a full moodboard/storyline for. Already have her charcter card in the vault lmao since ive been lagging on my other series characters *cries and crawls in hole*

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zaila’s character card

[venvsims]

Past Perfect. Chapter 1 Scene 1 ⋆˙⟡

honestly i have no idea why i've never shared this storyline on tumblr, i loved editing this and making her story. Hopefully i can get back into it if people are interested ♡

song mood: rivers and roads - the head and the heart

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

We just fully converted to PastPerfect Web Edition last week and today is the first time I've worked with it a lot. It's quite different from our old version (PP5), as expected. Overall, I'm happy with it. It does have some infuriating quirks, but don't we all?