Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are just as subject to change as any other aspect of human societies, and when customs ...

I’ve long been fascinated and confused by Nashville’s original ice cream empresario (empresaria?), Sarah Estell. A free woman ...

One of the most popular theories about the creation of candy canes is far more interesting than an average confectioner ...

While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first ...

The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Politics addresses the political contexts in which nineteenth-century American literature was conceived, consumed, and criticized.

Yet the 19th century also produced new holiday customs ... While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention to Victorian senders and receivers, the first Christmas card’s design ...

A Victorian invention? While the Christmas card may have seemed like an entirely new invention ... Christmas’ status as an established holiday meant that new Christmas customs developed during the ...

2010 - Smartphones The invention of smartphones and the smart devices that followed ... Assistive technology is also steeped in a rich history, dating back as far as the 19th century. Although the ...

Welcome to Mill Race Historical Village, a charming slice of Americana nestled in the heart of Northville, Michigan. This isn ...

Yet the 19th century also produced new holiday customs ... Victorian Britain demonstrates how nostalgia was channeled into invention. The Christmas card did not revitalize the traditions of ...