Monday, January 18, 2021

Canning Jars

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Hi all, I thought I'd share this image of an 1858 canning jar made by John Mason. His jar was the first to have the twist on lid with a...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Glove Men's Attire

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THE GLOVE. It is not a universal custom in the United States to wear gloves as part of the ordinary dress of a gentleman, but it is in good ...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Gloves

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Hi all, I don't post much these days but I keep the blog up for reference work. However, I came across this interesting tidbit from th...
Saturday, March 31, 2018

April Fool's Day

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Yes, it was practiced during the 19th century. Below you will find an excerpt from American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge, V...
Friday, March 30, 2018

Easter & Easter Eggs

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Finding accounts of Easter activities for this blog has taken a bit of time. However, I found a few excerpts from different sources about di...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Arctic Expeditions

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While searching a bit further on the 1852 Winter I came across this list of expeditions to the Artic. I was personally surprised to find th...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

1851-1852 Weather

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In a Report of the New Jersey Geological survey I stumbled upon this tidbit. It is amazing where you will find tiny tidbits that can help yo...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Sea Voyage Gingerbread

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This recipe comes from Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt book ©1850. It could be used by your characters when sending off their spous...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Almond Cream Pudding

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Okay this was a new recipe for me. Perhaps, some of you have heard of it and possibly have eaten it before and if that is so, let us know. O...
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Monday, September 18, 2017

Linen Weddings

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This comes from the Ladies' Home Journal ©1893 THE LINEN WEDDING MAY be celebrated twenty years from the "day of days " in ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Hurricane Irma

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Hi all, Sorry for no new posts due to Hurricane Irma. We faired well with loss of power for less than 24 hours and no damage to our home. W...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

1895 Hair Dye

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Here is an advertisement from an 1895 newspaper offering to wash that gray away. Okay, so it isn't actually that but I remember those ol...
Monday, September 11, 2017

Gig, A Flirting Girl

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Below is an article I found in an 1899 Newspaper that I thought was interesting in terms of word use. We've discussed often on various w...
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Friday, September 8, 2017

Crystal Wedding (Anniversary today)

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This comes from the Ladies' Home Journal ©1893 THE CRYSTAL WEDDING THE fifteenth anniversary may be effectively celebrated by an ...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

Farm Land for sale 1874

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Here's an ad from American Agriculturalist ©1874 encouraging farmers to go out and settle the west. The price was $10 per acre. You didn...