Bargain Brides Domestic Life 10 min readBefore online dating websites like Tinder or Match.com, how did our lonely ancestors find love? They placed advertisements in Matrimonial... Read More
Murderer Weds Victim’s Daughter Crimes 1 8 min readOn the afternoon of Sunday, November 24, 1895, in a jealous rage, William Royce shot his former lover, Nellie Patton,... Read More
CSI – The Prologue Crimes 15 min readJourney back only a short time in history, when esteemed judges and assembled juries had only the testimony of witnesses... Read More
10 Examples of Fake News from History Game Changers 2 15 min readThis month, Facebook began prompting users in fourteen countries to read a guide on the fake news phenomenon, with a list... Read More
Sears Roebuck Mail Order Catalogue Game Changers 2 11 min readLong before the internet and online ordering, mail order catalogues were one of the only ways that the American rural... Read More
Mishap on the Underground Railroad Game Changers 7 min readApril in 1860 began with a cold snap in Nashville, Tennessee and there were fears that the peach crop would... Read More
Women’s Occupations Occupations 3 11 min readWomen’s Occupations in the Early Twentieth Century The logical starting place to learn about what occupational opportunities were available for... Read More
Part Three: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 20 min readThe death of Thomas Henry Blythe in his sixtieth year sparked a battle in the probate courts that would last... Read More
Part Two: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 13 min readWhen Thomas Henry Blythe, a millionaire real estate tycoon from San Francisco died in 1883, no will was found among his... Read More
Part One: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 2 14 min readAt half past 5 o’clock on April 4, 1883, real estate tycoon Thomas Henry Blythe died suddenly at his home at... Read More