The “Naughty” Eyes of Yan-Kie-Fie

When the daughter of the Mikado of Japan needs to take her medicine…

An 1840 Cold Water Army

Temperance, temperance — “Just Say No, Brah!” Put down that drink and strike…

The 1861 Baltimore Riots

The American Civil War may have begun in South Carolina, but how and where it was going to begin in earnest was…

Were there Women Bankers in America’s 1920s?

In 1920s America One woman’s career as a banking executive is bucking the bucks…

Sacred Geometry & Paper Weaving

A 19th-century “hackathon” for smart children

More Tomahawks for Our United Warriors

A World War II propaganda poster created by Native American…

Tattoo You: Captain Costentenus

Tattooed from head to toe — against his will — the circus of a life of…

An 1897 Food Pyramid Scheme

As the 19th-century wanes, let’s build a food pyramid scheme. We’ll make…

Charles Dickens: In 1850, A Bleak House in America?

Was this never-ending legal case the basis for…

Daily Records

18th & 19th Century Manuscript Account Books