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Giving Tuesday

Today (11/29/22) we’re donating ten percent of all consumer sales on our site to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s Food Bank. You can help by doing some holiday shopping with us today, and/or by donating directly to GCFD. They have a matching program in place today, so all contributions will be doubled. – Nov. 29th, 2022

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Well, Hello There

Our partnership with the United States Postal Service continues with the release of their new Peanuts stamps! – Oct. 3rd, 2022

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A Stitch in Time

Hello from Ohio! Every day in 2022 I’ll be crocheting a row on my ‘Temperature Blanket.’ In my Field Notes I’m recording the daily temperature at 1:37 (the time I was born). – Mar. 28th, 2022

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Illegible Evidence

when you’re lucky enough to get to be the son of a reporter, you carry your share of peculiar memories around to discover much later. anything at anytime can jar one loose. – Dec. 22nd, 2021

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Legalese

It’s very important when making advertisements promoting your commercial products to run them by the legal team... – Jun. 29th, 2020

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Eighty Years, Field Notes, and a Couple Cigarettes

Arctic wildlife photographer Morten Hilmer mounted an expedition to Ellesmere Island, within the Arctic Archipelago, in Canada’s Qikiqtaaluk Region, to chase his “dream about getting a glimpse and maybe even photograph the white Arctic wolf.” – Jan. 16th, 2020

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Friend in Low Places

“People sometimes ask me why I don’t use a phone to take notes when I’m ‘out’ in the field. The answer is that phones smash, while notebooks bend. I also like the way that notebooks record where they’ve been not just in terms of what’s written in them, but also in terms of the wear they bear as objects.” – Nov. 21st, 2019

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Those Who Put It There

We asked folks to shoot a photo of one of the “National Parks” Series Memo Books in the park it depicts, and send it to us. – Oct. 17th, 2019

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International Conspiracy

When we launched “Clandestine,” our Winter limited-edition, we posted a film which set in motion a massive, month-long, world-wide, puzzle hunt. – Dec. 21st, 2018

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Mission Specific

We’re psyched to say that our new “Three Missions” Edition is now available in one our very favorite places in the world, Chicago’s amazing Museum of Science and Industry. – Jul. 18th, 2018

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Goin’ Way South

Field Notes has been supporting explorer, educator and speaker Ben Saunders for years. – Oct. 26th, 2017

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Stanley & Leon

We recently worked with director Tony Zierra and producer Elizabeth Yoffe to produce a custom memo book to promote their new documentary, Filmworker, which tells the story of Stanley Kubrick’s long-time assistant and right-hand-man, Leon Vitaly. – Jun. 20th, 2017

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