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January 25, 2005
Marthadex
Because of Good Husband's computering skills, the Marthadex lives. This all started out with an obsession and an Endnote library. I was annoyed that my Martha collection had gotten too big to easily find articles when I wanted them, so I started cataloging all the tables of contents. Well, soon enough I decided I needed all the articles and recipes. That was a couple of years ago. All my issues of Living and Everyday Food are indexed. I'll add Kids, Weddings, and special issues as I get them done. MSO published an index for the Livings from the 1990s, but last I checked they were going for like $50 on eBay. Mine is better since you can restrict your search just to the issues you have.
To use: there's a new search bar over on the right that lets you search the Marthadex. If you click on the word Marthadex, it'll take you to more search options. Advanced search lets you choose which issues you'd like to search, or, say, just search for recipes.
I only indexed issues that I own. If you would like to contribute to the insanity, I need anything before October 1995.
Posted under Martha at January 25, 2005 01:05 AM
Comments
Marthadex rocks! I could sure use this with my ever growing magazine collection.
Posted by: Super K at January 25, 2005 02:12 AM
you are amazing! i will use marthadex often - thank you!!
Posted by: sunni at January 25, 2005 03:51 PM
I worship the ground you walk on. And you.
Where or how to you keep the physical MSL? That's my problem. If you can help me with that, I'll help with pre Oct 1995 indices. :-)
Posted by: valentina at January 25, 2005 10:26 PM
I'm glad other people find the Marthadex useful! I keep my Martha's in Ikea Flyt cardboard magazine holders. I also sprang for the little metal label holders that go with them. They're cheap, and they actually look pretty good all lined up on the bookshelf.
Posted by: Maitreya at January 25, 2005 11:30 PM
Does anyone know where I can find the Crocheted Snowflake patterns from the December 2002 Marha Stewart Living?
Posted by: marie at October 29, 2005 07:37 PM
The Martha Stewart website has one of them up:
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel181145&contentGroup=MSL&site=living
Posted by: Maitreya at October 29, 2005 10:16 PM
Oh - my - gosh! I am so totally putting a link to MarthaDex on my blog!! My cousin and I have almost every back Martha. My husband asked her husband where a good place to store them would be, second husband said, "trash".
Posted by: Sasha at June 26, 2006 04:22 PM