Crime & Scandal
On Saturday evening, Sept, 28, 1895, Georgetta Dalby received a letter from her husband postmarked Boston saying that he could no longer go on living. …
Arts & Leisure
From the tall windows of Sempringham Hall, eleven-year-old Anne Dudley could see out over the vast marshy fenlands of Lincolnshire. Sheep grazed on the low …
Politics & Military
Ever since the Lexington Alarm, Abigail Bishop had gotten used to the soldiers marching down High Street right outside her window. Her parents entertained the …
Business & Labor
The Waterbury Button Company, located in Cheshire, Conn., began operations during the War of 1812. It is the oldest and largest producer of stamped metal …
Religion & Social Movements
From the tall windows of Sempringham Hall, eleven-year-old Anne Dudley could see out over the vast marshy fenlands of Lincolnshire. Sheep grazed on the low …
Science & Nature
In the fall of 1883, people in Salem, Mass., might have noticed a young Asian man dressed in Western clothing walking about the city. The …
