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Before online dating websites like Tinder or Match.com, how did our lonely ancestors find love? They placed advertisements in Matrimonial... Read More
On the afternoon of Sunday, November 24, 1895, in a jealous rage, William Royce shot his former lover, Nellie Patton,... Read More
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Journey back only a short time in history, when esteemed judges and assembled juries had only the testimony of witnesses... Read More
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This month, Facebook began prompting users in fourteen countries to read a guide on the fake news phenomenon, with a list... Read More
Long before the internet and online ordering, mail order catalogues were one of the only ways that the American rural... Read More
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April in 1860 began with a cold snap in Nashville, Tennessee and there were fears that the peach crop would... Read More
Women’s Occupations in the Early Twentieth Century The logical starting place to learn about what occupational opportunities were available for... Read More
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The death of Thomas Henry Blythe in his sixtieth year sparked a battle in the probate courts that would last... Read More
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When Thomas Henry Blythe, a millionaire real estate tycoon from San Francisco died in 1883, no will was found among his... Read More
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At half past 5 o’clock on April 4, 1883, real estate tycoon Thomas Henry Blythe died suddenly at his home at... Read More