Conservative MP Antoinette Sandbach
and her family ties to the trans Atlantic slave trade
Feeble Spark – Zine
Color photos of artefacts from the Sisters of Chairty of New York and the New York Foundling
Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
Did you know that the internet is held together by a network of undersea cables? And did you also know that these cables can trace their origin back to 1850s?…
Children say it every day in school, but have you ever wondered why we recite the pledge of allegiance?
We journey back to the late 1800s to understand how a massive wave of immigration and sagging magazine subscriptions gave rise to this vow of patriotism. From the Civil War…
The People of the State of California v. George W. Hall
the worst statutory interpretation case in history.
Important anarchist thinkers
the workers
A Victorian cult: inside the strange world of the Agapemone
In the 1840s, a strange, secretive community known as the Agapemonites set up camp in Spaxton, Somerset. Presided over by a rogue Anglican priest who believed he had a hotline…
How Recovering the History of a Little-Known Lakota Massacre Could Heal Generational Pain
smithsonianmag.com How Recovering the History of a Little-Known Lakota Massacre Could Heal Generational Pain Tim Madigan 46–59 minutes To reach the place known as Mni Tho Wakpala, the Blue Water, you…
This Erie County headstone tells a tale of a tragic moment in Girard history
On the eastern edge of Girard Cemetery, you'll find an unusual headstone featuring a century-and-a-half-old consumer tip, of sorts. And talk about tragic irony. The epitaph reads: "In memory of…
Back in the 19th Century, Your Election Ballot Could Double as a Work of Art
During and after the Civil War, inventive illustrations allowed Democrats and Republicans to turn American ballots into powerful propaganda A selection of ballots from the 1860s shows a variety of…