Mishap on the Underground Railroad Advances 0 7 min readApril in 1860 began with a cold snap in Nashville, Tennessee and there were fears that the peach crop would...
Carrington Solar Flare of 1859 Disasters 3 8 min readIn mid-August of 1859, astronomers were excited by the appearance of a large solar spot on the sun which first...
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children People 0 17 min readWhile the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded in the UK in 1824, by 1880, there...
Part Five: James and Laura Mackie Military 2 12 min readI have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my...
Part Four: James and Laura Mackie Military 0 13 min readI have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my...
Part Three: James and Laura Mackie Military 3 10 min readI have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my...
Part Two: James and Laura Mackie Military 0 10 min readI have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my...
Part One: James and Laura Mackie Military 4 17 min readI have recently broken through a brick wall in my genealogical research and have found out what happened to my...
Shipwreck on Blackwater Bank Disasters 0 12 min read‘A light on the south end of Blackwater Bank is absolutely required to prevent the frequent shipwrecks on that bank.’...
Women’s Occupations Occupations 3 8 min readWomen’s Occupations in the Early Twentieth Century The logical starting place to learn about what occupational opportunities were available for...
