Here are seven links for your weekly historical highlights. “British Museum Director Says They’ll Keep the Elgin Marbles” “The Bodleian… Read more Historical Highlights 180
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Here are this week’s historical highlights, including some excellent articles (don’t skip the first one!) and intriguing recommendations. They touch… Read more Historical Highlights 158
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This week it seems like I’ve come across more interesting Historical Highlights than usual. If you want to learn about… Read more Historical Highlights 153
A Short History of the Pacifier
What do you know about the history of the pacifier (also known as a soother, dummy, or binky)? With a… Read more A Short History of the Pacifier
The Origins of New Year’s Resolutions
Our community association puts out a monthly newsletter that includes information on sports programs, letters from local politicians, jokes submitted… Read more The Origins of New Year’s Resolutions
Four Memoirs on Escaping Polygamy
Have you heard of the “Mormon Manson”? Ervil LeBaron was a fundamentalist Mormon cult leader who orchestrated the murders of… Read more Four Memoirs on Escaping Polygamy
5 Things I Learned in August
Oh the things you can learn from movies, books, the Internet, and — since it’s August, after all — wasp… Read more 5 Things I Learned in August
The Reformation had a little help from hops (maybe)
Today I’m sharing a post written by my mom. I thought it would be fun to show you how interesting… Read more The Reformation had a little help from hops (maybe)
Mailbox: Timeline of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome
Today I’m sharing another postcard that my sister-in-law passed along (you can see the one of Boston’s Old State House… Read more Mailbox: Timeline of Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome
Nine Picture Books About Residential Schools
Between 1876 and 1996, 150,000 Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed in Indian residential schools. Though it… Read more Nine Picture Books About Residential Schools
San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
When my family visited San Diego in February we stayed at a hotel in Old Town, “the birthplace of California.”… Read more San Diego Vacation: Mormon Battalion
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Check out these historical highlights! Did you know… …there was a time when Americans thought that cornbread caused a terrible… Read more Historical Highlights 074
Historical Highlights #066
This will be a short post today, as November was a busy month and I am ready for a break!… Read more Historical Highlights #066