In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak shows how “Questions & Answers” columns from newspapers provide a glimpse into our ancestors’ lives 100 years ago... (Read More)
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), born in Germany, devoted her life to fighting for the rights of women, the poor, and the oppressed... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to uncover eerie stories of ghostly sightings at some of America’s oldest cemeteries... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the tragic sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 by a German submarine... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find stories about birthday traditions celebrated by our ancestors... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find stories about the day Japan announced its surrender, ending World War II... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega talks about how important food has been in the history of state fairs – especially the food and recipe competitions... (Read More)
An article about how Beatlemania began in American when the Beatles arrived from England on 7 February 1964... (Read More)
An article about Harrybelle Stark, the last casualty of WWI – even though she didn’t die until 16 April 1937... (Read More)
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